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.
3. 每一次呼吸都伴随绝望，还有多少被掩盖的历史与现在是我们没有看到的呢。
英国体制内还是有清醒的人的。这场灾难也会让越来越多的人从麻木中觉醒。
也只有洪常秀和金敏喜能做到这么无缝衔接的戏内戏外互文，带来一种“元宇宙般的体验”：片尾放飞了，因为金敏喜太美，导演索性把黑白调成了彩色，他们好像少年情侣尽情表白。一方面我深深自我怀疑，这是可以嗑的吗？另一方面又不由自主嗑到。人与人的际遇如此神奇复杂，这怎么不能是电影呢？
故事内容不重要，不要总想着给微小事情赋予极大的意义，“所有的都得是轻松的，所有的都得是真的”，发生在我们身上的生活，怎么不算是电影呢？
新冠来临的冲击，以小见大，英国卫生医疗系统
记得原来安徒生童话里有一个故事，男孩的玩具里有一个少了条腿的锡兵和一个跳芭蕾舞的小姑娘，经过千难万险最后他们掉进了火堆里烧成了一颗心。也许燃尽这个虚伪势力的世界，给予过真心的人，无论是亲情、爱情、友情，他们也会在灰烬里烧出了一颗心，就跟Sarah和Tony一样。
電影成片很不錯，最後那個鏡頭劇本沒問題，Jodie演的沒問題，推鏡頭特寫也沒問題，就是太直接拍的太過了；Jodie在本片是生涯最佳表演無疑了，太真實了；26分鐘的一鏡到底看著太讓人揪心了，Jodie聲音都是抖的，情緒表達非常自然；男配演阿茲海默症患者演的也很不錯⋯⋯
我本以为在全球性的疫情爆发后在生活开始回到正轨后，这样的片子是我们先做出来的
2. 没有人会来，我们是被遗忘了吗？我们是被放弃了吗？声嘶力竭地质问与冰冷的电话提示音——杀人诛心。
年更一部稳输出，带上敏喜欧洲游，拍7分电影拿柏林银熊。
三星吧。全片所有人反复说的一句话是“认识你很高兴”，看到所谓有趣的人的交往也要附带许多社交礼仪（韩国突出点？），社交无聊症患者就觉得好累哦。。。另外洪导总要借着片中人的口解释创作意图真太尬了。
最后五分钟的欧尼和一分钟的彩色把我有如被欺骗的迷茫感拉回来了一点
一贯的吃饭喝酒聊天，结尾的地方有被触动到，这是情书啊，感受到了满满的爱意
1、用大笑掩饰尴尬，倒也是第一次在洪片中感受到人与人之间的那种微妙时刻；2、认同兔神的观点，灵感枯竭又何妨，能用其他手段表达感受也足够了；3、黑白变彩色、特写都是洪导对于敏后的爱啊，真的是赤裸裸的撒狗粮行为，不过也真是羡慕这样的爱情啊。8/10
很喜欢这个导演，看到在瞭望台上偶遇导演和他妻子时的场景，那长达10分钟毫无内容毫无细节，通过形容词构建的尴尬无意义对话，极大讽刺了现代社会无意义寒暄，或者思想匮乏的大众。还有对当代主流资本至上意识形态的讽刺，看到小说家尴尬的笑了几次，导演还在用形容词说着那些毫无信息量的对话，我已经笑出了声。符合个人对现代大众审美的态度，对大众主流意识形态的嘲笑。
切入点非常好，视角平视，以点带面，但是这剧本还是太平太单薄了，故事缺乏一些扩展性的情节，需要加料。
完全不可能置身事外地当灾难片看
疫情爆发期间UK养老院的缩写。导演出色。凌晨三点女主Sarah请男主Tony帮患者翻身那场重点戏，全程没有拍Sarah的脸，戏结束后才把镜头转到Sarah，这段处理的太好了。你为什么这么关心他？因为他是好人，而好人太稀有了。if i helped, that’d be nice.
这是洪常秀最直接的一次表达爱意了吧，戏中戏的部分寥寥几个场景却迎面而来一股隽永美好，用小说家的电影、电影人的浪漫，去追求理想中的作品和女人。
情境的建构vs真实的爱，洪导的理念还挺贴我心的
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