{"id":49614,"date":"2020-08-04T19:09:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T02:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49614"},"modified":"2021-01-23T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T21:32:26","slug":"sun-also-rises-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49614","title":{"rendered":"Sun Also Rises, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Everyone behaves badly, given the proper chance.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA disillusioned and disabled WWI veteran (Tyrone Power), joined by his American buddy (Eddie Albert), works as a journalist in Europe, drinking at night while pining for his one true yet unattainable love (Ava Gardner) and watching her navigate romantic entanglements with an alcoholic British nobleman (Errol Flynn), a jealous boxer (Mel Ferrer), and a studly young bullfighter (Robert Evans).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ava Gardner Films<\/li>\n<li>Bullfighting<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Albert Films<\/li>\n<li>Errol Flynn Films<\/li>\n<li>Henry King Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Mel Ferrer Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Tyrone Power Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sun_Also_Rises\">Ernest Hemingway&#8217;s classic 1926 novel<\/a> was finally turned into a film several decades later by director Henry King and screenwriter Peter Viertel. Unfortunately, the storyline about a &#8220;lost generation&#8221; of Americans and Brits drinking away their lives in Europe isn&#8217;t well suited for the screen, other than the inclusion of countless colorful scenes of bullfighting and the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Festival_of_San_Ferm%C3%ADn\">Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain<\/a>. The most memorable character (coming across in an unintentionally humorous fashion) is Flynn&#8217;s besotted, penniless nobleman, who somehow manages to survive on the fumes of generosity. The central dilemma of Power having become impotent from war wounds &#8212; and thus unable to legitimate a relationship with his One True Love (Gardner) &#8212; is simply not enough to sustain the narrative; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2253hemi.html\">DVD Savant writes in his review<\/a>, &#8220;I have a feeling that if the pair really cared for each other, a short discussion of biological workarounds would suffice to give them some kind of intimate satisfaction.&#8221; Meanwhile, Savant is also spot on in his derision of a terribly miscast figure in the story, writing:  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The kiss of death is Robert Evans, who as the supposedly magnetic matador Pedro Romero projects no charm whatsoever. In most of his close-ups, Evans looks cross-eyed or mentally challenged, and his line deliveries make Ferrer look like Brando. When Gardner&#8217;s Brett tosses everything to the wind to follow Evans&#8217; Pedro, the movie goes out the side door and doesn&#8217;t come back.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Evans2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Evans2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Evans2.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Evans2-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Evans2-128x53.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other words, feel free to skip this one, unless you&#8217;re a Gardner completist or in the mood for lots of drinking and bull(s). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine location shooting with vibrant CinemaScope cinematography by Leo Tover<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Cinematography.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Cinematography-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Cinematography-128x53.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An interesting sociological glimpse at bullfighting (though numerous other films also provide this) and the Running of the Bulls<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Bullfighting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Bullfighting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Bullfighting.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Bullfighting-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sun-Also-Rises-Bullfighting-128x53.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; this one isn&#8217;t must-see. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051028\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/91890\/the-sun-also-rises#articles-reviews?articleId=489499\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2253hemi.html\">DVD Savant (scroll down) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/08\/24\/archives\/the-screen-billy-wilders-love-in-the-afternoon-arrives-film-at.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brightlightsfilm.com\/immovable-feast-another-look-henry-kings-sun-also-rises\/\">Bright Lights Film Journal Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Everyone behaves badly, given the proper chance.&#8221; Synopsis: A disillusioned and disabled WWI veteran (Tyrone Power), joined by his American buddy (Eddie Albert), works as a journalist in Europe, drinking at night while pining for his one true yet unattainable love (Ava Gardner) and watching her navigate romantic entanglements with an alcoholic British nobleman (Errol Flynn), a jealous boxer (Mel Ferrer), and a studly young bullfighter (Robert Evans). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ava Gardner Films Bullfighting Eddie Albert Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49614\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49614"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65364,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49614\/revisions\/65364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}