"This is some seriously dreary talk..." Would you like a glass of that champagne? Paris in the 1920s: Pernod, parties, and American expats who were loose-living off of money brought from home. Jake is madly in love with Brett Ashley, who is aristocratic, stunning, and unable to control her abandoned, sensual nature. Jake must eventually realise that he will never be able to own the woman he loves as the couple drifts to Spain to experience the fiesta's glitz and the intoxicating atmosphere of the bullfight. As a result, their relationship is tested by new passions and jealousies.