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Three women, three generations. This is a Chinese family without love in 1940s.
A fly is treated to a portion of criticism.
During the period of Culture Revolution in 1960s and 1970s in China, a disable old man wanted to use his handicraft, a snuff bottle with inside painting, for the exchange of “Grain Coupon” from a soldier. The soldier promised to give more coupons if the old man can forge a precious stamp. The old man had to do it, however, he failed and fell out with the soldier. At the end, the old man got grain in another way.
A man, a woman and a crane, in six repeating scenes.
An ancient was looking for the plum blossom in the snow storm during the trip.
Shortly before he died, he had dated his old lover once again.
A naughty boy had to stay in a young female teacher's office, receiving her separate and silent education. Finally, he decided to grow up as an obedient good student.
In a Chinese style garret, four men were playing Mahjong. A woman stood aside in silence, holding a bottle of liquor.They all had hidden cravings of their own, unaware that they would be invariably led to the ultimate doom.
With a child in her arms, a woman is crying out for help to two men. But what comes next is mixed with good omen and misfortune, with felicity and fatality.
