在这部乡土色彩剧情片中,故事跟随着一个事业有成的艺术家的回忆展开。那是1974年的夏天，18岁的艺术系男孩邂逅了一位比自己年长的艺术家。艺术家因为酗酒不仅对自己的工作漫不经心，对生活也失去了兴趣。男孩自己也有着烦心事，但还是试图探寻艺术家的心理，希望后者能振作起来。通过一段时间的相处，男孩的友善，让艺术家重新树立了生活的信心。艺术家的指点，也让男孩的世界观更加成熟。两个人的人生终于通过对方而变得圆满。
A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic painter who has turned his back on not only art but life. The two form what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master's eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.
