Happy Times

Happy Times (幸福时光, Xingfu shiguang ) is a Chinese film carried out by Zhang Yimou, left in 2000.

Synopsis

Zhao loves the women in flesh. After multiple disappointments, it meets finally the soul mate, an extremely copious widow who agrees to marry it provided that it joins together an important amount of money for the day of the ceremony. This modest reprocessed then calls upon the generosity of his/her friends to join together the required amount, but this one is well too high. With the complicity of its former apprentice Li, Zhao will improvise directing hotel…

Data sheet

Title: Happy Times
original Title: Xingfu shiguang
Realization: Zhang Yimou
Scenario: Zi Gai, according to a novel of Mo Yan
Production: Yang Qinglong, Zhang Weiping and Zhao Yu
Music: San Bao
Photography: Hou Yong
Assembly: Zhai Ru
Artistic director: CAD Juiping
Costumes: Tong Huamiao
Country of origin: China
Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - SDR/Dolby DIGITAL - 35 mm
Kind: Dramatic comedy
Lasted: 95 minutes
Comings out date:

China: 2000
France: July 10th 2002

Distribution

Zhao Benshan : Zhao
Dong Jie : Wu Ying
Dong Lifan : The mother-in-law
Fu Biao: Small Fu
Li Xuejian: Li
Leng Qibin: The half-brother of Wu Ying
Niu Ben: The old man Niu
Gong Jinghua: Aunty Liu
Zhang Hongjie : Lao Zhang
Zhao Bingkun : Lao Bai

Around film

For this film, the scenario writer carried out casting by Internet.
the film is based on the novel Shifu, You' L C Anything for has Laugh , written by Mo Yan.

Rewards

Nomination with the gold Point, at the time of the International festival of film of Valladolid 2002.
Price of the best actress (Dong Jie), price FIPRESCI and Pointe money, at the time of the International festival of film of Valladolid 2002.

External bonds

Happy Times on Internet Movie Database
Critiques Cinemasie
Critiques HK Handled

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