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Happy End (band) Albums
Happy End may refer to: * Happy End (band), a Japanese folk rock group of the early 1970s ** ''Happy End'' (1970 album), written , their debut album ** ''Happy End'' (1973 album), their third album * ''Happy End'' (musical), a 1929 musical play co-written by Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann, with music by Kurt Weill * ''Happy End'' (1967 film), a Czech film * ''Happy End'' (1999 film), a Korean film, directed by Jung Ji-woo starring Choi Min-shik, Jeon Do-yeon, and Ju Jin-moo * ''Happy End'' (2003 film), a French film directed by Amos Kollek * ''Happy End'' (2009 film), a French film directed by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu * ''Happy End'' (2017 film), a French film directed by Michael Haneke See also * Happy ending (other) * ''The Happy End Problem ''The Happy End Problem (Music for Dance Volume 5)'' is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, and is the fifth of a series of Music for Dance albums he made. It compr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (band)
was a Japanese folk rock band active from 1969 to 1972. Composed of Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto (lyricist), Takashi Matsumoto, Eiichi Ohtaki and Shigeru Suzuki, the band's pioneering sound was regarded as avant-garde to most Japanese at the time. They are considered to be among the most influential artists in Music of Japan, Japanese music. MTV described Happy End's music as "rock with Psychedelic music, psych smudges around the edges." History Career When his band Burns needed a bass player, drummer Takashi Matsumoto (lyricist), Takashi Matsumoto reached out to Haruomi Hosono, a Rikkyo University student whom he heard was quite skilled. After playing shows together, Hosono eventually invited Matsumoto to join the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, which the drummer described as being influenced by bands like Vanilla Fudge, "really progressive sounds for the time." When their keyboardist, Hiro Yanagida, started getting more into music like Buffalo Springfield and the Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (1970 Album)
is the self-titled debut album by Japanese folk rock band Happy End. Because their third album is also self-titled, although written in English, this first album is also known by the name after the sign depicted in the cover art. Five bonus tracks were added when the album was included in the March 31, 2004 ''Happy End Box'' set. Lyrics All the album's lyrics were written by Takashi Matsumoto, with the exception of "Tobenai Sora" (Haruomi Hosono) and "Ira Ira" (Eiichi Ohtaki). Michael K. Bourdaghs wrote that the first track "Haruyo Koi" ("Come, Spring!") is about "ordinary daily life in the city. Specifically, they take up the boredom of one who faces the New Year holiday alone, sitting by himself at his ''kotatsu'' after having abandoned his rural family home for a new life in the city." Reception This album marked an important turning point in Japanese music history, as it sparked what would be known as the . There were highly publicized debates held between prominent figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (1973 Album)
''Happy End'' is the third and final album by Japanese folk rock band Happy End. It was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Van Dyke Parks and features several American session musicians such as Lowell George and Bill Payne of the band Little Feat. Background and recording The album was recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles in late 1972. Van Dyke Parks, known for his collaborations with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, produced the album. In 2013, Parks stated that the band walked in unannounced while he and Lowell George were working on "Sailin' Shoes" and asked him to give them the " California Sound". He initially refused saying he was busy with sessions for his own album '' Discover America'', but accepted when George noticed a suitcase full of new one hundred-dollar bills with Happy End's manager. Although Haruomi Hosono later described the work with Parks as "productive," the album sessions were tenuous, and the members of Happy End were disenchanted with their v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (musical)
''Happy End'' is a three-act musical comedy by Kurt Weill, Elisabeth Hauptmann, and Bertolt Brecht which first opened in Berlin at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm on September 2, 1929. It closed after seven performances. In 1977 it premiered on Broadway, where it ran for 75 performances. Production history After the success of Weill and Brecht's previous collaboration, ''The Threepenny Opera'', the duo devised this musical, written by Hauptmann under the pseudonym of Dorothy Lane. Hauptmann's sources included, among others, ''Major Barbara.'' The première took place in Berlin on 2 September 1929. The story is reminiscent of, but not the source of, the better-known musical ''Guys and Dolls'', which is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown". Brecht tried to take credit for the whole work but Hauptmann ensured that the truth was known. The original production was not well received. There were reports that cast member Helene Weigel (Brecht's wife) read fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (1967 Film)
''Happy End'' is a 1967 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Theodor Pištěk designed the costumes for the film. The film is told backwards, beginning with the protagonist's death (which he describes as his birth) and ending with his birth (described as his death). Plot ''Happy end'' tells the life story of a butcher named Bedřich Frydrych; however, it is told entirely in reverse, giving rise to a different story than the one a forward-flowing narrative would depict. It thus begins with Bedřich's "birth" (his execution by guillotine), followed by a "childhood" spent in school (prison), whereupon he sets out into the world and soon marries, although he has to assemble his wife-to-be from various parts (killing and dismembering her, after finding out she is having an affair). The reversed chronology also applies to dialogue: lines are read in an ostensibly reversed order, variously resulting in sheer situational comedy and dada. Cast * Vladimír Menšík - But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (1999 Film)
''Happy End'' is a South Korean film released in 1999. Written and directed by Jung Ji-woo, the film is about a woman who has an affair while her husband is struggling to find employment. Plot ''Happy End'' is about Choi Bora (Jeon Do-yeon), a successful career woman who becomes involved with her ex-lover, Kim Il-beom (Joo Jin-mo). Bora's home life is a snore: she's mother to an infant child and her husband, Seo Min-ki (Choi Min-sik) has lost his job, leaving Bora as the family's sole breadwinner. It's unclear if Bora is with Il-beom just for the sex or for the passion, both of which Min-ki seems incapable of giving. But it seems the jobless Min-ki hasn't been just wandering around parks and reading romance novels as first thought; he knows something is going on, and he's collecting evidence. Min-ki has been emasculated by his inability to find a job and director Jung hammers this point home with a brief montage showing Min-ki grocery shopping, cooking, and doing the laundry. Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (2003 Film)
''Happy End'' is a French film released in 2003. It was written and directed by Amos Kollek; starring Audrey Tautou, Justin Theroux, Jennifer Tilly and Jim Parsons. Plot The 23-year-old French woman Val Chipzik has many dreams. She travels to New York City to become an actress. There she does temporary jobs and sleeps in the front yard of the screenwriter Jack. With the money she earned, she pays for her continuing education in her dream job. Jack is initially annoyed by Val, then she gives him the idea of a promising script. Jack falls in love with her and demands from the film people who want to shoot according to his script that he can help determine the leading actress to be cast. Cast * Audrey Tautou as Val Chipzik * Justin Theroux as Jack * Jennifer Tilly as Edna * Laila Robins as Irene * Jim Parsons James Joseph Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, he played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. He has received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (2009 Film)
''Happy End'' (french: Les Derniers Jours du monde, lit=The Last Days of the World) is a 2009 apocalyptic comedy-drama film written and directed by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu, based on the 1991 novel ''Les Derniers Jours du monde'' by Dominique Noguez. The film depicts the story of a man, Robinson, who travels across France and Spain during the end of the world. Plot The film flips back and forth between events that take place one year apart from each other. In the present, Robinson Laborde lives in Biarritz in his parents' apartment. He has one hand and a prosthetic. The previous year, while visiting his parents with his wife Chloé and daughter Mélanie, he sees a very attractive woman, Laetitia, on the beach and falls hopelessly in love with her. He starts an affair and, as the film develops, it is evident that he has left his family to be with her. In the present, Robinson is looking for a notebook; the saleswoman, Ombeline, tells him that paper has become sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy End (2017 Film)
''Happy End'' is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke, and starring Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant, who had also played daughter and father in Haneke's 2012 film '' Amour''. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Released in the United States on 22 December 2017 by Sony Pictures Classics, it was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Huppert and Trintignant were nominated for European Film Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor respectively. Synopsis The film starts with clips secretly filmed with a smartphone by Eve Laurent, a teenager, showing her mother and overlaid with text messages from Eve saying that her mother is selfish and uncaring. Eve feeds her hamster one of the sedatives and it dies. The last clip shows Eve's mother unconscious and Eve admitting that she poisoned her too with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Ending (other)
A happy ending is a type of plot conclusion. Happy Ending or Happy Endings may also refer to: Film and television * ''Happy Ending'' (film), a 2014 Bollywood film * ''Winter Passing'', a 2005 American film released in the UK in 2013 as ''Happy Endings'' * ''Happy Endings'' (film), a 2005 film starring Lisa Kudrow * ''Happy Endings'' (1983 film), a film directed by Noel Black * ''Happy Endings'' (TV series), a 2011–2013 American sitcom * ''Happy Ending'' (TV series), a 2012 South Korean television series * ''The Happy Ending'', a 1969 drama starring Jean Simmons * ''The Happy Ending'' (1931 film), starring George Barraud * ''The Happy Ending'' (1925 film), starring Fay Compton * ''Happy Endings?'', a 2009 documentary * ''Happy Endings'', the working title for ''Inside No. 9'' * "Happy Ending" (Schitt's Creek), the series finale of ''Schitt's Creek'' Fiction * ''Happy Endings'' (novel), a 1996 ''Doctor Who'' novel by Paul Cornell * "Happy Ending" (short story), a 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |