Depression-era waitress Cecilia (Mia Farrow) is addicted to movies. Spellbound by her new favorite, Cecilia is astonished when the leading man (Jeff Daniels) suddenly walks off the screen! Wooed by his charm, Cecilia finds herself falling for him -- until she meets the real actor who plays him. Romanced by both a fictional character and a famous star, Cecilia struggles to locate the shifting line between fantasy and reality, only to discover that sometimes it's just a heartbeat away.