A man stretching the truth for his own sake soon begins doing the same for someone else, with increasingly complicated results, in this gentle comedy from China. Zhao (Zhao Benshan) is a guy in his early fifties who's out of work but still wants to marry his girlfriend (Dong Lifan). However, his often cranky sweetheart thinks he runs a hotel, and Zhao is trying to keep the illusion alive with the help of his pal Li (Li Xuejian) by turning an abandoned bus into a "love hotel" for couples who lack privacy in their homes. But ...
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A man stretching the truth for his own sake soon begins doing the same for someone else, with increasingly complicated results, in this gentle comedy from China. Zhao (Zhao Benshan) is a guy in his early fifties who's out of work but still wants to marry his girlfriend (Dong Lifan). However, his often cranky sweetheart thinks he runs a hotel, and Zhao is trying to keep the illusion alive with the help of his pal Li (Li Xuejian) by turning an abandoned bus into a "love hotel" for couples who lack privacy in their homes. But business isn't all that good, since the old-fashioned Zhao asks unmarried couples to keep their doors open to ensure nothing untoward happens. As Zhao tries to convince his girlfriend to walk down the aisle with him -- and struggles to raise the money she demands first -- she introduces him to Wu Jing (Dong Jie), the blind teenage stepdaughter she inherited from her marriage to her now-deceased first husband. The woman insists that Zhao give Wu Jing a job in his hotel; since the bus/hotel has been towed away, this isn't a practical possibility. Zhao and Li put Wu Jing through a fake job interview to keep up appearances, and when she breaks down in tears talking about her deadbeat father, he decides he has to do something for her. Zhao moves Wu Jing into his home, and with the help of his friends, sets up a phony massage therapy center where Wu Jing works with the "clients" -- actually Zhao's friends, most of whom are also unemployed. But the bigger and more complex the illusion becomes, the harder it is to maintain, though Zhao feels compelled to do so for the sake of the girl's feelings. Mark Deming, Rovi
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Add this copy of Happy Times to cart. $3.00, good condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Sony Pictures.
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2002, Beijing New Picture Distribution Company / Sony Pictures Classics
Add this copy of Happy Times [Dvd] to cart. $3.24, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Movies rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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2002, Beijing New Picture Distribution Company / Sony Pictures Classics
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Beijing New Picture Distribution Company / Sony Pictures Classics
Released:
12/03/2002
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English
MPAA Rating:
PG
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18086388305
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Zhao Benshan, Dong Jie, Lifan Dong, Fu Biao, Li Xuejian, Leng Qibin, Niu Ben, Gong Jinghua, Zhang Hongjie, Zhao Bingkun. Very good. 2002 Run time: 103. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Happy Times to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by Fabulous Fiction Book Store rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oxford, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Columbia TriStar.
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2002, Beijing New Picture Distribution Company / Sony Pictures Classics
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Beijing New Picture Distribution Company / Sony Pictures Classics
Released:
2002
Language:
Chinese
MPAA Rating:
PG
Alibris ID:
14338364571
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Zhao Benshan, Dong Jie, Li Xuejian, Dong Lifan, Ling Qibin. Very good in very good packaging. Language: Chinese. Run time: 95 mins. Originally released: 2002. (D1-1, 2) DVD movie is ex-video copy in excellent condition, with clamshell box in excellent condition.
