当电影在未来成为了非物质保护遗产，两位曾经的大导演为了争夺非遗传承人的名额展开了激烈的争夺。

Born in Dongduchon, Chil-su is talented in art. While waiting for a wedding invitation from his sister in America, Chil-su quits his job painting theater signs which is his livelihood. He becomes Man-su's assistant. Man-su is in the army serving his military duty. He suffers under the dark shadow of his father. Chil-su gets dumped by Ji-na, a college student, and he loses all contacts with his sister. Understandably, Chil-su feels a little shaken. On the other hand, Man-su is unable to find stability. One night after they finished a large billboard, the two rave around the tower goofing around. However, the police are deployed when they misunderstand and think that they are trying to kill themselves. Through their misunderstanding, Man-su ultimately falls and injures himself while Chul-su is led away by the police.

看点：蒙冤的青年人偶然开始一段跌宕起伏、惊险连连的盲流生活。爱情、友情和恩情相交织，在茫茫的大西北一一上演。蒙冤入狱的复员转业军人史岱年在从江苏押往青海的路上，跳下火车，开始了大西北的盲流生活。途中，他与甘肃姑娘曲豆妹相遇，两人结伴而行，不料却因被盲流管理人员抓走而分手。在“盲管所”中，史岱年认识了从河南逃荒来的老盲流崔连登。他怂恿小史开一辆车逃走，可自己却死在了路上。还好沙石厂的盲流工人老铁头救了他。一天，老铁头被逼债的人打伤，临死前，他向史岱年讲述了自己的坎坷经历，原来他就是豆妹的父亲。史岱年平反后找到了豆妹，决定把自己永远的献给豆妹和大西北。

美国女性时尚杂志的主编玛姬崇尚完美多变，以引领美国女性的流行为己任，但是杂志最近却面临模特荒，因为他们缺乏“有思想”的女主角。玛姬与摄影师迪克（Fred Astaire 饰）携团队来到一家书店取景，他们事后发现此行最大的收获是宣扬移情主义的书店店员乔·史托顿小姐（奥黛丽·赫本 Audrey Hepburn 饰）。乔对模特工作起初毫无兴趣，但考虑到可以前往巴黎面见移情哲学家弗拉斯教授，还是应承了下来。迪克因为乔而创作欲强烈，两人合作了一系列美轮美奂的作品，同时他们的关系也到了发展。不久乔如愿见到了教授，这使迪克颇为不安，两人大吵一番后乔愤而离去，为了挽回乔与展演，迪克和玛姬使出了浑身解数……