Happy Times

7.1 / 10

(50 votes)

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. Pretending he's the General Manager of a non-existent posh hotel "Happy Times", Zhao has to find ways and means of keeping both mother and stepdaughter happy.

Country:

China

Genre:

Drama,

Comedy

Duration:

102 minutes

Year:

2000

Director:

Zhang Yimou

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Company:

Guangxi Film Studio

Budget:

$1,900,000

Revenue:

$240,093

Cast:
Zhao Benshan

Zhao

Dong Jie

Wu Ying

Dong Li-Fan

Wu Ying's Stepmother

Fu Biao

Little Fu

Li Xuejian

Li

Crew:
Zhang Yimou

Director

Mo Yan

Novel

Gai Zi

Writer

Hou Yong

Director of Photography

Terrence Malick

Executive Producer