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.
1、虽然场景简单，多靠人物对话推进剧情，但看得津津有味，微妙情欲暗流涌动，彼此之间有博弈有共情；2、聊天真是一门学问，内心情感外化为语言表达，需要对生活和人际关系细致入微的观察。
对话的力量很强大，可惜我不善言表，从不与人过多交流。
是我深处在呼唤的那种话唠鸡汤片吗，是你吗，被治愈得猝不及防 😭 镜头平移伸缩回到熟悉的洪尚秀的光晕。转折的狗血服务剧情而抓马程度慢慢递减，挺好，就是能超脱浪漫与特定阶级/品味，再地味一点，会更骨感悠远吧。而且 イケメン太多了吧。
喜欢尤其最后一个故事打动，重逢与爱情的时间魔法。
人生不就是一个又一个的偶然构成，如果能完美抓住每个偶然，那境遇肯定会大不同。前两个故事四星，最后一个看完，哇噢，五星。。。看得让人想哭，这和我有什么关系啊
第三个故事真的有意思。阴差阳错的开始，无缝上的衔接，又互相救赎的故事。有时候我们需要的不是一个具体的人，仅仅是一个模糊的影像，类似的场景就能让内心的碎花倾巢而出，找到归宿。但她真的不是她吗？你的名字是？想不起来啊，也许就是呢
第二个故事精彩超乎想象，对话之中有一种细腻的互相试探的关系。
偶然可能引发于你的瞬间想法、不可预见的失误、也可能就是一场单纯的奇遇。导演将偶然置于熟悉的场景，它们又真实又像存在于想象中。 最后一部五星。我想起了今年六月在北京地铁偶遇《毛骗》主演杨羽，并与他聊了一小段路的事。生活中的奇遇的确发生着，也在发生后给我们内心带来很大跃动。
比随心所欲的洪尚秀更注重剧本的设计 但尚未有侯麦那种信手拈来一针见血的尖锐
四星半。精致又饱满的短片集，仿佛是阅读了三篇上乘的短篇小说，偶然与巧合的事件，被勾勒得合情合理，也从中窥见了人与人关系的微妙之处。太期待第二部了！
#BJIFF21#其实蛮贾木许的啊，这几个故事大概比洪尚秀尴尬十倍吧……尴尬美学传承人了可以说……喜欢程度3>2>1
都说导演构筑的世界不真实，我却感觉到另一种脱离戏剧的真实感。
3.5 还不错，更喜欢《夜以继日》，画面镜头美。台词太密集了跟伍迪艾伦片一样。要看完他所有的片！
由荒唐的偶然剖开日常的纹理，身处的现实中又何尝不充满着各式的想象。滨口龙介真厉害！
偶然与想象，情感与理性。第一个故事告诉我们该放手的时候就要分手，不该追的人，也不需要去追。第二个故事猜到了结局，第三个故事特别奇妙，在看的时候还没有什么感觉，整部电影看完后，越想越喜欢，互相认错到相互告解。
三个故事都很妙！
4.5. 第一段hits too close to home，导致第二段久久入不了戏。但是进入勾引的场景后，张力的升降收放如此轻松自如，还是看得人叹为观止。对三个故事私心喜欢的程度依播放顺序递减，但客观上每个故事无论结构还是呈现都鲜有可挑剔的地方。能用如此简练的场景和对白，几乎不费力气地把人物勾勒得鲜明有力，滨口龙介的剧本功力和对人的洞察力的确都够深厚。他的其他长片我其实不太喜欢，感觉太矫揉造作，但把他的这种矫揉造作拿短片的时长和结构框住后，效果还挺惊艳的。
连刷两遍还是看的津津有味，既有上世纪欧洲文艺电影的精巧结构和剧情（侯麦+安东尼奥尼），又有日式日常琐事描述的丰盈隽永（村上+是枝裕和）。（不想捧一踩一，但洪尚秀真的不是一个档次）
《驾驶我的车》证明了他有驾驭长片的能力，作为短片合集的《偶然与想象》则证明了他的全才。前者笑傲戛纳，后者睥睨柏林，难怪，难怪！
用话语编织出让人玩味的致密空间，做得让人叹服的高明。错落的女性故事喜欢，蓝色针织衫真好看
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