<p>意大利南部小镇，古灵精怪的小男孩托托（萨瓦特利·卡西欧 饰）喜欢看电影，更喜欢看放映师阿尔弗雷多（菲利浦·诺瓦雷 饰）放电影，他和阿尔弗雷多成为了忘年之交，在胶片中找到了童年生活的乐趣。
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;好心的阿尔弗雷多为了让更多的观众看到电影，搞了一次露天电影，结果胶片着火了，托托把阿尔弗雷多从火海中救了出来，但阿尔弗雷多双目失明。托托成了小镇唯一会放电影的人，他接替阿尔弗雷多成了小镇的电影放映师。
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;托托（马克·莱昂纳蒂 饰）渐渐长大，他爱上了银行家的女儿艾莲娜（阿格妮丝·那诺 &nbsp;饰）。初恋的纯洁情愫美如天堂，但是一对小情侣的海誓山盟被艾莲娜父亲的阻挠给隔断了，托托去服兵役，而艾莲娜去念大学。伤心的托托在阿尔弗雷多的鼓励下，离开小镇，追寻自己生命中的梦想……
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;30年后，阿尔弗雷多去世，此时的托托已经是功成名就的导演，他回到了家乡，看到残破的天堂电影院，追忆往昔，唏嘘不已。</p>
