David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
虽然很一般，但是看到最后我还是有点莫名其妙的感动。
无论她是什么宗教，只要她正直与善良，你就可以和她在一起。
That wee girl can be a practicing Hindu or a Southern Baptist or a vegetarian antichrist, but if she's kind and she's fair and you two respect each other, she and her people are welcome in our house any day of the week.
11h30 02/03/2022 à l’Utopia BDX
连预告片都不用看，一看海报和片名就知道这片就是照着《罗马》拍的……那就没什么意思了。试图模仿和复刻别人的风格，让这部电影从构思阶段就开始失败了。
Irish Protestant Family. The Irish were born for leaving. Otherwise, the rest of the world would have no pubs.
“你真的挺爱电影的啊小家伙，我像你这么大时候也是”第一次动心的姑娘，回不去的故乡，肯导写就北爱版“天堂电影院”一封给故乡的电影情书💌比《米纳里》《罗马》少了些沉重多了些跳跃活泼和时代音乐（BGM太赞了）一家人的表演都情感真挚动人，祖父母的金句最多，小演员无比灵，“我的父亲母亲”倒令我感受到了南叔的魅力，果然还是喜欢这种中年疲惫人生中的温柔啊～～
一个在老家的家。两兄弟，有一个大很多的哥哥，妈妈养大的，爸爸在伦敦上班，每2周回一次。故事只在这条街上，每天放学可以去爷爷奶奶家，每天上学会路过倾心的第二名女同学家，这条街被天主教徒骚扰。
无法忍受。这样的黑白影像，这样的自传性质的文本故事，很难不碰瓷到《罗马》，但与其相提并论起来完全不能比。同样选取社会动荡大背景下与家庭往事的融合，但本片真的做到了假模假式、工业又刻意。大环境夹杂到家庭中去，但一味通过人物台词过分强调动荡不安，就像糖衣炮弹一样。片子呈现出的不是往日生活而像是流水过程，整体太过割裂，就连冲突与平复都如此儿戏，大环境-小环境没有更好融合。过分强调小男孩作为第一客体视角，将他塞入其他客体的镜头中去。摆出太多没有意义的独特机位，塞了太多不合时宜的往日金曲，就连自传性质的迷影属性也是如此苍白无力。
技术很流畅，非常多的景深镜头运用，非常多的对比节奏的对比构图的对比等应用，蛮好的学习案例；今天赫然发现是哈利波特和密室里那个绣花枕头教授导的………震惊了
内容撑不起这么高规格的制作。画面很有质感，但从头到尾完全没被打动，只觉得好漫长（结果才一个半小时多…）
北爱尔兰新教徒主题和孩童成长怀旧风格很讨喜，但是具体进入到片中后，只会觉得一切都太predictable了，不如再去看看《无线电时代》...
回家之后就要挑一些 PG-13 的电影和爸妈一起看，看之前先去 IMDb 查 Parental Guide。这部电影总体比较私人化，奏鸣曲其中的一小段喜怒爱乐变奏旋律。有几处仰拍、特写给影片添加了一些滑稽感，但感觉场景的编排和剪辑仍然比较随意。
黑白历史，彩色戏剧。人们总爱怀念历史，总爱留恋家乡，总爱在不安的时候浪漫一下。#6.5分#
7.7分#献给贝尔法斯特往昔的一封黑白情书💌片子中善良快乐的情绪远超那份沉重，想看后来巴蒂有没有回来娶到凯瑟琳～ p.s.怀念北爱街头漫步的快乐时光
或许或许，因为我不喜欢这种戏剧化的表演方式，而这一段历史用小孩子的角度去讲述或许有点冷漠了，以及作为一段回忆参杂着浪漫，不喜欢这种感觉（Colin只有四五场戏sad)
北爱尔兰新教徒主题和孩童成长怀旧风格很讨喜，但是具体进入到片中后，只会觉得一切都太predictable了，不如再去看看《无线电时代》...
RNM！奥妙加钱💰 （一个蹩脚木匠做了摇摇晃晃的衣柜）
讲故事的方式和故事本身都中规中矩，一部传统而温柔的电影，四星。然后：作为一个不停地搬家的，习惯背井离乡的人，时而不时地被各种细节打动，加半星。片尾朱迪丹奇的大特写额外再加半星。（这是一条纯粹出于独断和偏见的短评）
一部包装很漂亮的电影，至于里面没，真就一般般。
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