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Poster for Happiness

Happiness

1958 · 85 min

A gentle, socially minded portrait of careless youth learning discipline, more instructive than dramatic.

Directed by
Fu Chaowu, Ran Tian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Han Fei, Zhang Fa, Wang Bei
Overview
Wang Jiayou, a young worker at the Shanghai New Machinery Factory, is a man whose life is unorganized, does not pay attention to labor discipline, and often spends his youth in dance halls, skating rinks and cafes. When working during the day, he appears listless and often has accidents.

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Directed by
Fu Chaowu, Ran Tian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Han Fei, Zhang Fa, Wang Bei
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Fu Chaowu, Ran Tian
    Written by
    Mingzhi Ai
    Starring
    Han Fei, Zhang Fa, Wang Bei, Feng Xiao, Shi Yuan, Hua Yang, Xuepeng Fan, Guan Hongda
    Cinematography
    Wenhou Gu
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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