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Alba lives inside a 1920s silent film, in black and white. Each day repeats: she stands in the garden of her villa above Trento, watching the city and its promise of a brighter future. Her dreams are always cut short by the marriage proposal of a man she cannot accept. One day, she finds a small wooden box and opens it. In an instant, she is in Milan in 2025, where she meets a young man weighed down by disillusion. Together, they begin a journey of self-discovery, love, and the courage to claim their own future.
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12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed dead, and, through his soul, we see his love for her.

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.