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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.
Dec 31, 2000 · Happy Times: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Benshan Zhao, Jie Dong, Lifan Dong, Biao Fu. An aging bachelor has to engage his old, laid-off friends to keep a blind girl happy as a masseuse at a non-existent massage parlor.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Yimou Zhang
- 2000-12-31
Jan 21, 2015 · TIEMPOS FELICES OFICIAL. 579 subscribers. 47. 35K views 9 years ago. An offbeat comedy about a young man who is unable to break up with his girlfriend and decides to hire an...
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- TIEMPOS FELICES OFICIAL
Happy Times 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.
Zhao's best friend (Xuejian Li) hatches the idea to raise the money by refurbishing an abandoned bus they will rent out by the hour - the Happy Times Hotel - to young couples starved for...
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- Yimou Zhang
- PG
- Benshan Zhao
Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children. She, however, demands a lavish wedding and that Zhao finds a job and another place to stay for her blind step-daughter.
- 102 min
Directed by Zhang Yimou. An hilarious look at life and the pursuit of happiness! Zhao is an old laid-off worker who’s dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children.
