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. Though the story and the film share a common opening, they begin to diverge almost immediately.
Happy Times (2000)
Directed by Yimou Zhang
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,900,000
Box Office
$361,000
Tags
Howard Goldblatt, Mo Yan, Shifu, Tale, Zhang Yimou, Zhao Benshan
Attributes
Narrative Location: Liaoning
Alternate Titles
Boldog idők
HU
Eftyhismenes stigmes
GR
Happy Times
FI, FR, ES, GB, US
Happy Times Hotel
, NO, GB
Hotell Lyckan
SE
La locanda della felicità
IT
Randibusz
HU
Szczęście na raty
PL
Tempos Felizes
BR
Счастье на час
RU
Щастливи времена
BG
幸福时光
CN
至福のとき
JP