
无言。。。只能向这位默默无闻的东欧电影大师致敬了。<br/> Tomeetthedesiresandneedsoftheparents,amarriageisarrangedbetween14-year-oldGjinoand20-year-oldMarigo.Gjinoreluctantlyobeys,butMarigo,wholovesanother,triesvariousdeviousmethodstofreeherselffromthisbizaaremarriageagreement.<br/> 'ATalefromthePast'isanexcellentmovie.Thereissomehistoryinacomedyregardingethnology.Thetimewhenthefilmwasmade,Albaniawasundercommunistregimeandtheequipmentwasofalowquality,sothevisualsmightnotcoincidewithsolidEuropeanorAmericanstandards.However,actorsareperfect,andsodoesthestory.AndonZako–CajupiisonethebesthumoristsofAlbanianRenaissanceandheknewwhattowriteaboutinhiscomedy.<br/> Today'sAlbanianfamilyhaschangedalot,butatthattime(18/19thcentury)mentalitycausedmanydisordersinthesociety.Thepriestwasnottheappropriatemanforthechurchashealwayskepthiseyesonvillage'swomen,whereasmenhadtodealwithlongandsenselessconversations,withoutworking.Ithinkthatthemovieacquaintverywellthepositionofthewomanin18/19thcenturysociety.Shehadtoworkinthefields,washthehouse,careaboutthechildrenandwhat'sthemostimportant–shekeptthefamilyalive.Butdecisionswerealwaysdonebythemen,whosefavouritejobwasdrinkingcoffeeorgrapebrandy.Themarriageofagirlagainstherwilltoanunknowngetsthemostwantedpunchinthemovie.