Looking for Fun (1993)

Original title

找乐

Directed by

Ning Ying

Genre

comedy film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of retired people in Beijing come together to form a Peking opera troupe. They look for community and a sense of purpose in their later years.

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What happens

Looking for Fun, released as For Fun in the U.S., is a 1992 Chinese comedy film directed by Ning Ying, written by Ning Ying and her sister Ning Dai, and based on a novella by Zheng Jiangong (which was translated into English by Jeanne Tai in 1989). The film is about a group of retirees in Beijing who try to find some sense of belonging and purpose by organizing a Peking opera troupe. Looking for Fun won Gold Award at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival, Golden Montgolfiere and Best Actor (Huang Zongluo) at the 1993 Nantes Three Continents Festival, Best Director and Best Actor (Huang) at the 1993 Thessaloniki Film Festival, and Best New Director at the 1993 San Sebastián International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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