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Happy Times is a film of genre Drama directed by Zhang Yimou with Zhao Benshan

Happy Times (2000)

Happy Times
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Length 1h35
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Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating72% 3.646493.646493.646493.646493.64649

Happy Times (simplified Chinese: 幸福时光; traditional Chinese: 幸福時光; pinyin: Xìngfú Shíguāng) is a 2000 tragicomedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, starring Zhao Benshan and Dong Jie. It is based loosely on the short story, Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh (师傅越来越幽默) by Mo Yan; the story appears in English translation in the collection of the same title translated by Howard Goldblatt. Though the story and the film share a common opening, they begin to diverge almost immediately.

Synopsis

In the city of Dalian, an old and laid-off factory worker (played by Zhao Benshan) seeks to marry an obese and divorced middle-aged woman (played by Dong Lifan), who he hopes will bring him warmth and comfort in life. So he sets out desperately to find a way to make money for the rich wedding he has promised to present. The hapless man and his friend (played by Fu Biao) decide to renovate a broken bus on top of a hill that is popular for romantic couples. He turns this bus into a small dwelling he names "Happy Times Hotel," which he will rent to willing couples visiting the hill.

Actors

Zhao Benshan

(Zhao)
Sun Honglei

(Customer at Happy Times)
Fu Biao

(Little Fu)
Tao Hong
Niu Ben

(Old Niu)
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