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.
不同视角的人类观察和体验记，看似诡异离奇的“女巫”却作为视角的载体有其客观性。有趣的是当你为了一个人all in 的时候你变得越来越像人，同时也不得不表露你的本性。
母亲节最佳的一首电影诗。
居然不是A24出品。确实马利克范儿，似梦境轮回，迷幻的诗意，通过外来者的介入体验，讲述领悟生命真谛后心甘情愿地牺牲——本质是一部关于成长与爱的电影，配乐非常优美，灵动。
罗伯特与艾瑞克在审讯室里的这段戏是整部电影最精彩的片段之一，那种欺骗带来的悔意、恨意与说不出口的爱意的交织，克制而浓烈的情感渲染到了极致。
喜欢，是女性成长电影。女主通过形塑自我感受万物，那种对生命与世界最原始的好奇几乎是流淌出来的，音画如诗。但真的莫名共鸣了《画皮》.....
主角塑造得有点扁，连他搭档都比他形象圆，实在是个败笔……但是如果说他的特质就是intensity，同Arek所代表的幼稚的“自由”相对，好像又可以说服我自己……片子的部分内容让我感觉，其实导演虽然在拍这样一个群体，但是对群体的关注非常随便，故事是集中在Robert崩断的那根线上，从而把视线投向更宏大的主体（压迫、官僚），而抛弃了深刻省察这种文化特质的机会……把角色扁平化，一方面确实可以在渲染背景上走到极致，一方面，却又太“东欧”了，如果只把同性恋当做受害者刻画……唉我说不下去了，我懂导演想拍出manipulative的感觉，但是主角能不能就是，不要像个提线木偶。？
这么多年过去，就像我们依然在讨论朱迪福斯特说的，最好的男演员身上的脆弱感到底是什么。那种脆弱感就像女巫每次变换成不同人类时，眼睛里流露出的迷茫和怜悯，关于这个身份，这个我到底是天生的，还是被塑造的，被驯服的？你，我，他，女人，男人，我们，你们，到底什么是相同的，什么是不同的？
一种结构性的暴力，最后以同性恋内部的互相清除收尾。权利和性取向交织，最后结果是保全有权利的同性恋，可恨、可悲又心酸。被制造的追捕者和被追捕者，被制造的不平等关系，或者加剧了冲突和深化了情感，但也很难看到或者说期待看到的结果，可能也没有所谓的结果吧。
俩男主化学反应也就那样吧(男二有丶丶像Calvin Banks
“做人不能什么都怕，尤其是害怕自由。”
感情线处理得很精妙，在不断的探案过程中感情也逐渐深入，双男主的颜真的很好嗑（警官的小胡子不要再性感🤤） 果然东欧的同性片真的能引起共鸣
不同视角下的不同人生，安排婚姻与自由选择也最终导致不同的结局。剥离'恐怖'的外壳，本质还是女性的成长与抗争史。
以真实的母女开始，以真实的母女结尾，以女巫的母女串联；
导演肯定是基佬，拍女体血肉模糊拍男体活色生鲜，表面上女性主义其实最大看点是男色。
耐心熬过开始十来分钟就好了，会进入少女女巫的内心长诗。从一片空白开始观察学习什么是人，什么是女人什么是男人，什么是人与人，你将不再孤单最初是母亲许诺给老妇玛利亚的，最终还是化作了对女儿的祝福，因能消解孤单的并非掌控附属，而是主动生发的对他者的关怀。
罗伯特与艾瑞克在审讯室里的这段戏是整部电影最精彩的片段之一，那种欺骗带来的悔意、恨意与说不出口的爱意的交织，克制而浓烈的情感渲染到了极致。
用血腥文艺的拍摄手法，隐喻了那些被当成怪胎与世界格格不入的人努力融入这个社会的故事。
这几年看过的最好的同影，导演挺牛b的。片子能拍成这样，绝对是有前途的一流导演，有成为大师的潜质。对这个导演的其他作品都感兴趣了。 看了几遍以后发现越看越好看。波兰导演是不是都是学院派的师傅教出来的，这电影简直可以成为教科书了。看了导演的其他作品，虽然风格和节奏不一样，但是同样完成度超级高。那么年轻那么优秀的导演，以后会继续关注导演的新作。ps:貌似导演第一次拍床戏就是这部，这也太牛了
世界还是有变好的除了cn
这几年看过的最好的同影，导演挺牛b的。片子能拍成这样，绝对是有前途的一流导演，有成为大师的潜质。对这个导演的其他作品都感兴趣了。 看了几遍以后发现越看越好看。波兰导演是不是都是学院派的师傅教出来的，这电影简直可以成为教科书了。看了导演的其他作品，虽然风格和节奏不一样，但是同样完成度超级高。那么年轻那么优秀的导演，以后会继续关注导演的新作。ps:貌似导演第一次拍床戏就是这部，这也太牛了
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