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.
7/10 演技精湛，简单的小故事和人物背后的故事，处理得张弛有度，有很多十分生活气息的笑点，关于人的身体、感情、道德的讨论也有趣，两代人几十年前后观念的变化和对比也很有趣
这个小男生治愈了这个女人，但是他的治愈还没有完成，也许永远都没法完成。这个小男生在浴血黑帮里就挺好看的，美貌出众。
好像南老师和里老师在讲台上谈情论性，势要作惊人之语，却处处暴露出冬烘的隔靴搔痒。只有第一回合最后被扑倒那一瞬间才算搔到了本质。
（三星半）虽然是通过中年女性，但反应的却是信息爆炸的今天，逐渐向全年龄女性扩散的“自卑症候群”。接纳自己的身体、性和欲望，那无关道德，享受其中，可有趣的是，导演却没让片子真正享受其中，中间一大段关于“性服务合法与否”的讨论让整个片子落入道德品评，唉，让我享受完整的“高潮”不好么？
因为和现实脱节所以只能给四星，但整体和细节都很不错，男女主角太讨喜了。
要不是看到Emma Thompson主演，这个题材我是不会感兴趣的，但出于对Emma Thompson演技派的信任，我就想看了。这是一部颠覆我对牛郎印象的电影。我对中国牛郎的印象就是一群好吃懒做、空有身材、毫无内涵的体育生。但电影里的牛郎Leo彬彬有礼、谈吐不俗、善解人意、不卑不亢、自尊自爱，简直像个绅士，让人大有好感。我知道导演的主旨是女性应该不以性为耻，应该自爱自强。简言之存人欲去道德。最后Nancy得到了救赎，抛弃了循规蹈矩、墨守陈规、按部就班，获得了人性的解放。但我觉得导演对牛郎这个行业想象得太美好了。更可能的是瘾君子、小开、骗子或黑帮分子。男主挺帅，身材超好，正值30岁时拍的电影。这真是一部很省场外费用的电影。
或许从另一个方面解读，是否将自己全盘托出 消除隔阂 是能否获得极致的性爱体验的原因之一?
So tame. So predictable. So...Meh.
好欢乐啊，贝蒂最后的表情笑死我了。上次看的这么开心还是《登堂入室》呢哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
在这疫情遍布的鬼社会下，麻木不仁才能不怄气，至少少怄气。
短小精悍的独幕音乐剧，群戏很过瘾，在911事件的20周年之际，因为疫情出了流媒体线上的官摄版。小岛是纽带，在大西洋的边际，去链接那些迫降的人们，普世意义的互助与爱再次被唤醒。挺喜欢《Finale》里的一句歌词“Tonight we honour what we lost/but we also commemorate what we found”911后20年的故人如此，身陷疫情困境的今人亦如此。
空气甚好天空湛蓝。
这就是大陆永远不会引进的东西 很幸运做为人文学生在这个国家看到这种题材的片子 迄今为止在odeon看到的场次人最满的一场
210912 - “Tonight we honor what we lost, but we also commemorate what we found.”说什么好像都嫌多，就期待未来国内能有这样质量的原创剧场吧。我们也有很多闪耀着人性光辉的时刻，它们值得以各种方式被铭记。
真的很厌恶女主角这种人但也觉得她很可悲。这样的性也很可悲，我个人看来。
在性方面，相对一部分男人都不会克制自己（甚至是非法）的欲望，而大部分女人则太过于克制自己（合理）的需求。女主在婚姻中压抑自己的性需求，从未感受过性高潮，为了男人可笑的自尊心，还要假装高潮，在丈夫离世后，终于按捺不住潜滋暗长的欲望，点了一个鸭，却因为过于自省、压抑太久导致的拘束、保守的道德观念、对年龄、身体的羞耻而不得其法，好在最终还是在打开了自己，得到了快感，而且最妙的是这快感是自己带给自己的（去他的阳具中心主义）。男主真的是完美的性对象，英俊、性感、温柔、尊重对方。反对关于性的暴力，祛除对于性的羞耻，让我们把性还原成一件美好的事情吧，平等、自愿、安全、愉悦。P.S.很可疑的是，现实中的性交易不会这么美好。
艾玛姨赛高！
pleasure is a wonderful thing.好温柔的电影
好精彩的剧作推进！看得我好几次热泪盈眶，到最后直接泪流不止。这样的剧作应该已在我的脑海里预演过千万遍，但这是第一次被做得如此系统与完整。这部性喜剧，相比起其他任何的性题材，显得那么的单纯与真诚。这不仅关于性，还关于人与人之间的交流、尊重、理解和文明。当Emma最后像是喊口号一样地说出“pleasure is a wonderful thing,it's something we should all have”时，我觉得感动得不得了。我们把羞耻建立在爱人对你的爱抚、亲吻与倾听之上，用罪恶去捆绑原始的欢愉。我觉得或许当有一天我们选择去原谅自己的原罪，那才是我向往的人类文明的彼端。
从内核到表现方式都刻板无趣，全靠老ET豁出去的表演撑着。
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