民国年间，奉天城郊卖麻花的青年黄梁和妻子家玲在家突然遭遇奉天“教父”四爷上门催还高利贷。本为了让妻子家玲过上好日子的黄梁在四爷的威逼下，不顾妻子家玲反对，决定去奉天城找机会赶紧赚大钱还债，却被卷入到一场风波中。风波平息，黄粱意识到简单幸福的不易，最后与家玲幸福生活。

民国年间，奉天城郊卖麻花的青年黄梁和妻子家玲在家突然遭遇奉天“教父”四爷上门催还高利贷。本为了让妻子家玲过上好日子的黄梁在四爷的威逼下，不顾妻子家玲反对，决定去奉天城找机会赶紧赚大钱还债，却被卷入到一场风波中。风波平息，黄粱意识到简单幸福的不易，最后与家玲幸福生活。

民国年间，宋家戏班突然闯入一个受伤的女革命党人白胭脂，白胭脂遭到外面军阀势力的一路追杀，宋家二儿子宋晓冬为护同志性命，对白胭脂仗义相救。宋晓冬带领众兄弟为护送白胭脂出城与敌人展开别开生面的斗智斗勇，上演了一场惊心动魄的生死大战。

民国年间，宋家戏班突然闯入一个受伤的女革命党人白胭脂，白胭脂遭到外面军阀势力的一路追杀，宋家二儿子宋晓冬为护同志性命，对白胭脂仗义相救。宋晓冬带领众兄弟为护送白胭脂出城与敌人展开别开生面的斗智斗勇，上演了一场惊心动魄的生死大战。

民国年间，时值中元节，太平县昏暗的戏楼正上演着一场给“阴山鬼王的阴戏”。恰逢警察局局长方敬儒（张子健 饰）大寿，局长儿子派人搅乱了戏班子，强占戏院为其父贺寿，正当所有人沉浸在喜悦的气氛中时，一个熊熊燃烧的活人从戏台上空而降，像极了中元节鬼王被烧的场景，与此同时，台下的纸人和鬼王牌位竟也瞬间燃起，人们纷传是其惹怒了鬼王。方敬儒盛怒之下开始调查此事，奉天白事铺掌柜许四九（刘智扬 饰）也被迫卷入其中。随着案情深入，故事主人公许四九见证了一桩桩悲剧，也终于找到了背后的答案……

民国年间，时值中元节，太平县昏暗的戏楼正上演着一场给“阴山鬼王的阴戏”。恰逢警察局局长方敬儒（张子健 饰）大寿，局长儿子派人搅乱了戏班子，强占戏院为其父贺寿，正当所有人沉浸在喜悦的气氛中时，一个熊熊燃烧的活人从戏台上空而降，像极了中元节鬼王被烧的场景，与此同时，台下的纸人和鬼王牌位竟也瞬间燃起，人们纷传是其惹怒了鬼王。方敬儒盛怒之下开始调查此事，奉天白事铺掌柜许四九（刘智扬 饰）也被迫卷入其中。随着案情深入，故事主人公许四九见证了一桩桩悲剧，也终于找到了背后的答案……

a surreal love story from 2 strangers who met at the countryside.

无言。。。只能向这位默默无闻的东欧电影大师致敬了。 　　为满足父母的愿望和需求，14岁的吉诺（Gjino）和20岁的玛丽戈（Marigo）之间安排了婚姻。吉诺不情愿地服从了，但爱另一个人的玛丽戈却想尽了各种狡猾的方法来摆脱这个双歧途的婚姻协议…… 　　To meet the desires and needs of the parents, a marriage is arranged between 14-year-old Gjino and 20-year-ol d Marigo. Gjino reluctantly obeys, but Marigo, who loves another, tries various devious methods to free herself from this bizaare marriage agreement. 　　'A Tale from the Past' is an excellent movie. There is some history in a comedy regarding ethnology. The time when the film was made, Albania was under communist regime and the equipment was of a low quality, so the visuals might not coincide with solid European or American standards. However, actors are perfect, and so does the story. Andon Zako – Cajupi is one the best humorists of Albanian Renaissance and he knew what to write about in his comedy. 　　Today's Albanian family has changed a lot, but at that time (18/19th century) mentality caused many disorders in the society. The priest was not the appropriate man for the church as he always kept his eyes on village's women, whereas men had to deal with long and senseless conversations, without working. I think that the movie acquaint very well the position of the woman in 18/19th century society. She had to work in the fields, wash the house, care about the children and what's the most important – she kept the family alive. But decisions were always done by the men, whose favourite job was drinking coffee or grape brandy. The marriage of a girl against her will to an unknown gets the most wanted punch in the movie.

1932年淞沪抗战期间，化名陶兰的日特策划毁灭中共地下党小组，清洗助战抗日的上海帮会排会。潜伏在排会的地下党员沈放死里逃生，接洽新的党组织烽火小组…