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For Fun (1993)

1h 37m

Running Time

September 1, 1993
Release Date

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For Fun (1993)

Name: For Fun
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-09-01

1h 37m

Running Time

September 1, 1993
Release Date

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Plot.

Required to retire from his job as a utility man at a Peking Opera theater, Old Han is at loose ends, wandering the backstreets of Beijing looking for something to correct.

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Cast & Crew.

Huang Zongluo

Lao Han Tou

Han Shanxu

Zongluo Huang

Han Tou

Ning Ying

Director / Writer

Wenjie Huang

Qiao Wanyou

Dai Ning

Writer

Xiao Feng

Cinematography

Qi Mo

Conservator

Cao Zengyin

Old man in charge of sanitation

Wu Di

Cinematography

Jie Li

Old Li

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 1, 1993

Original Name
找乐

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 37m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Looking for Fun, released as For Fun in the U.S., is a 1992 Chinese comedy film directed by Ning Ying, written by Ning Ying and her sister Ning Dai, and based on a novella by Zheng Jiangong (which was translated into English by Jeanne Tai in 1989). The film is about a group of retirees in Beijing who try to find some sense of belonging and purpose by organizing a Peking opera troupe.

Looking for Fun won Gold Award at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival, Golden Montgolfiere and Best Actor (Huang Zongluo) at the 1993 Nantes Three Continents Festival, Best Director and Best Actor (Huang) at the 1993 Thessaloniki Film Festival, and Best New Director at the 1993 San Sebastián International Film Festival.