Zhang Yimou (JU DOU, RAISE THE RED LANTERN) directs HAPPY TIMES, a tragicomedy about one man's humorous, ridiculous, yet truly endearing attempt to love and be loved. Zhao (Zhao Benshan), a retired man of humble means who doesn't want to be lonely anymore, proposes marriage to a fat lady (Dong Lihua) who he believes will be easily coaxed into loving him. However, he quickly learns that this assumption is wrong when she demands a lavish wedding that will cost him 50,000 yuan. Scheming for a way to get the money, Zhao enlists his friend Li (Li Xuejian) to help him, and together they refurbish an old bus, calling it Happy Times Hotel, and charging admission for teenage lovers. Meanwhile, Zhao's fiancee reveals her strange family to him--a spoiled, mean-spirited son (Leng Qibin), and a helpless, blind stepdaughter, Wu (Dong Jie). When Zhao is asked to find Wu a job at his hotel, he becomes a surrogate father to her and their relationship takes over the second half of the movie. As they learn to trust each other and understand each other, they develop a sweet relationship that overrides Zhao's previously shady intentions. A sad film with a touching message looped within quietly comic situations, HAPPY TIMES reveals the vulnerability of the human spirit, while telling its solemn searching tale.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0043396079045
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3414241
Product Key Features
Actor
Zhao Benshan, Dong Jie
Rating
G
Movie/TV Title
Happy Times
Director
Zhang Yimou, Yimou Zhang
Format
DVD
Release Year
2002
Genre
Foreign Language
Sub-Genre
Chinese/Mandarin
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
China
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Zhao Benshan, Dong Jie
Release Date
20021203
Film Country
China
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