The Sun Also Rises
It's based on the novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 1926 and describes the soldiers' feelings after returning home from WWI. The protagonist and narrator is an American Jacob Barnes. This is a story about a group of young soldiers living in France, they drink a lot, sleep with girls a lot and even bet who will have sex with more girls, but in reality, nothing is as it seems and they aren't happy in life. Jacob strives for a full and carefree life spent with friends at parties, restaurants. But, he is marred by a war injury that renders him impotent and thus unable to fulfill his feelings for Lady Brett Ashley, whom he loves and presumably she too. However, they know that the relationship is impossible cause she would have to cheat on him, which she doesn't want. They deal on her dating, she confides in him about her love problems. The men decide to travel to Spain for the Fiesta of San Fermín in Pamplona iwhich s known for the Running of the Bulls. They think there is no reason to be alive anymore for them so they don't care if they will die there. Jacob is a big fan of Bull fighting. Brett Is there too and she is there with her Fianceé Mike, but she falls in love with the young bullfighter Pedro Romero. They are together but after a while their relationship doesn't last and she calls Jake. In the final scene in Taxi in Madrid Brett tells Jake she thinks they could have had a wonderful time together. Jake replies, “Yes, isn't it pretty to think so?
Story added by jakubduda on April 19, 2024
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(a beautiful British socialite, she love jake, promiscuous)
Olivia Cooke2 suggestions
(A British war veteran whom Jake and Bill befriend while fishing in Spain)
Jack O'Connell6 suggestions
(A wealthy American writer living in Paris, He holds ideals of love and fair play)
Penn Badgley2 suggestions
(Handsome 19yo Bullfighter Who Makes Brett Fell In Love, It Will Not Last Long)
Michael Cimino1 suggestion
(Cohn’s girlfriend at the beginning of the novel. A manipulative status-seeker,)
Kristen Stewart7 suggestions
(wealthy greek count, veteran of 7 wars and 4 revolutions. Was in love with Brett)
Mel Gibson1 suggestion
(beautiful but thick-witted prostitute whom Jake picks up and takes to dinner)
Adèle Exarchopoulos3 suggestions
(Intelligent Drunken Expatriate Gambler Who Is Perpetually Out Of Money)
Eli Goree1 suggestion
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