Thisfilmisaverypersonalaccountofmomentslivedbythedirectorwithherfather.Apersonalaccount,yettoldwiththeproperdistance,inthatcinemaisever-presentbetweenfatheranddaughter:asapassion,alifechoice,andawayofbeingintheworld.Cinemaasawebthatunderliesthestoryoftheirexchangesandcreatesaspaceforimagination.“Withcinema,”thefathersays,“youcanescape.Withyourownmind”.Imagesaresparkedbymemoriesandlikememoriesamplifyafewnotablemarkerswhileerasingothers.Spareimages,wherethereishardlyanythingotherthanthetwoofthem,andthemarkerthatispresentalwayshassomethingmonstrousaboutit:largethingsareexceptionallylarge;distantthingsareincrediblyfar;sunbeamsareablaze;nearbythingsaremuchtooclose.Asforthemoviesets,however,everythingisinexcess:confusion,urgency,people,noise—andeverythinghereisalsoamplified.Inthesesetsisthethrillofcommunallife.TheonesfeaturedinthefilmarethoseofPinocchio,builtinthemiddleofnowhereinthebarrencountryside.