1919
Four shell-shocked World War I pilots, Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, and Francis, are released from a hospital on Armistice Day and meet the eccentric Nikki in Paris. The group, including American journalist Frink, travels to Lisbon, where Bill, seeking excitement, enters a bullfight arena and is fatally gored by a bull. Later, at a carnival, Francis shoots and kills Frink after Frink harasses Nikki, and Shep is also shot and dies in a taxi. Cary and Nikki, the sole survivors, reflect on their losses and find solace in their burgeoning relationship, symbolized by heart-shaped stones they exchanged earlier.
Save the Cat beat sheet
A group of WWI pilots, scarred by trauma, reunite in Paris with the enigmatic Nikki.
Open full beat sheetCary Lockwood is listed as Pilot. Leader of the group; has burned hands from a plane crash; reserved and rational. In the parsed data, Cary Lockwood is connected to 32 scenes, 176 dialogue lines, 176 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
32 scenes / 176 dialogue linesShep Lambert is listed as Pilot. Wears dark glasses to hide a nervous tic under his eye; suffers from shell shock. In the parsed data, Shep Lambert is connected to 30 scenes, 112 dialogue lines, 114 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
30 scenes / 112 dialogue linesNikki is listed as Love interest. Nearsighted, eccentric, and emotionally fragile; carries a lorgnette. In the parsed data, Nikki is connected to 29 scenes, 182 dialogue lines, 239 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
29 scenes / 182 dialogue linesFrancis is listed as Gunner. Narcoleptic; detached and unemotional; carries a chiming watch. In the parsed data, Francis is connected to 24 scenes, 40 dialogue lines, 45 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.
24 scenes / 40 dialogue linesBill Talbot is listed as Pilot. Burly Texan; reckless, restless, and temperamental; covers insecurities with bravado. In the parsed data, Bill Talbot is connected to 23 scenes, 126 dialogue lines, 126 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.
23 scenes / 126 dialogue linesFrink is listed as Journalist. Humorless American journalist; foreign correspondent. In the parsed data, Frink is connected to 23 scenes, 36 dialogue lines, 38 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
23 scenes / 36 dialogue linesA montage of war imagery and aerial combat involving Shep, Cary, Bill, and Francis, ending in a plane crash.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, FrancisShep and Cary sit in a hospital room on Armistice Day, discussing their future.
Shep Lambert, Cary LockwoodThe doctor releases Shep and Cary from the hospital, noting their psychological and physical damage.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, FrinkThe four pilots meet Nikki at a bar in Paris and discuss her holding a stranger's teeth.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group meets Cary at a sidewalk table, drinks, and discusses Nikki's quirks.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkFrink tries to proposition Nikki.
Nikki, FrinkThe group decides to go dancing.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group drinks and watches the show.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group enters the hotel and Bill plays a prank on the clerk.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group rides the elevator to Nikki's floor.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group walks to Nikki's room.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group explores Nikki's suite and finds turtles in the bathroom.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group of men prepare to sleep in Nikki's suite, with Bill and Shep on the sofa, Frink on a chair, and Francis on the floor. Cary and Nikki share a moment at the bedroom door before she retires.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkBill, Francis, and Shep nurse hangovers with prairie oysters and decide to move into Nikki's hotel.
Shep Lambert, Bill Talbot, FrancisThe men visit Nikki while she gets a pedicure. Frink arrives and is mocked by the others.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkCary and Nikki sit at a cafe and discuss Shep's trauma and Cary's past.
Cary Lockwood, NikkiCary and Nikki visit the tomb of Heloise and Abelard.
Cary Lockwood, NikkiCary and Nikki visit a tomb and exchange heart-shaped stones to protect their love.
Cary Lockwood, NikkiNikki polishes the bracelet while Shep visits to discuss Cary's departure.
Shep Lambert, NikkiShep tries to convince Cary not to leave.
Shep Lambert, Cary LockwoodThe group prepares for an impromptu trip to Portugal.
Shep Lambert, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkFinal preparations for the train trip.
Shep Lambert, Bill Talbot, Francis, NikkiThe group boards the train to follow Cary.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, NikkiThe group settles into the train compartment.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group drinks and socializes; Frink harasses Nikki.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkFrink is brought back to the compartment.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, FrinkThe group arrives in Lisbon.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkCary wakes Shep up.
Shep Lambert, Cary LockwoodThe group arrives at the bullfight arena and meets Pedro.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkThe group drinks at a bar where Bill gets his foot soaked by a drunk man.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkBill enters the ring to fight a bull and is gored.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkBill is treated in the infirmary while the group says goodbye.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Bill Talbot, Francis, Nikki, FrinkCary tells reporters why Bill entered the ring.
Cary Lockwood, FrinkA confrontation at a shooting gallery leads to Frink's death by Francis.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, Francis, Nikki, FrinkShep dies in the taxi after revealing he was shot.
Shep Lambert, Cary Lockwood, NikkiCary writes a letter to Shep's mother and discusses the loss of his friends with Nikki.
Cary Lockwood, NikkiCary and Nikki discuss their loneliness and their relationship, culminating in Nikki revealing a heart-shaped stone and asking for Spanish earrings.
Cary Lockwood, NikkiA train travels through a dark landscape.
Oh, don't look so troubled, Cary. I'm all right. I just want to cry for a minute. On account of you're so nice. You're so clean, Cary. And your teeth are so white. You're so civilized. You don't care about anything any more, nor anybody. Nothing makes any difference to you. Nothing can touch you. Why, you're lost. You're ALL lost. You and Shep and the rest of you. Oh, I want to do something for you. I want to help you. Let me wash your bracelet, Cary. Why, see? The silver's all tarnished. The silver's all tarnished. I'll take it with me and scrub it when I get home. I'll polish it with my nail-brush.
Whatever that is. He gained a footing in a certain household as tutor to a maiden called Héloïse. And employed his unlimited opportunities for the purpose of-- Well, betrayal. Not, however, unmixed with real love. He carried her off to Brittany.
Two o'clock. It's always two o'clock in my life. Hey, listen. Besides never having any matches and always spilling her drinks, she never winds her clock! Think I'll go in the bathroom and see if she leaves the cap off her tooth paste.
Now, listen. If you tag along, for heaven's sake, be careful what you say. Don't start getting sorry for him and don't cry over him. And, above all, don't make any unfortunate remarks, hear?
Say, Nikki, let's ditch these drunks and go off somewhere by ourselves. These crazy fools are liable to do anything.
Ohhh, thorn-apple trees in blossom. The smell of burning leaves in the fall. The sound of horses' hoofs on the road.
I'm sorry. I really didn't do it on purpose. It was on account of the picon citron. Tell me about Hlose and Ablard.
You'll have to watch that lad, Nikki. He's a member of the Wandering Hands Society and he has a groping good time.
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