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.
一场年轻人与老一辈人关于性方面的交流，从性进而延伸到整个人生。性是人生的一部分，同时也应该在人生当中永存，获得愉悦也是每个人应该有的权利。Nancy束缚在宗教的框架之中，惧怕接受未知的体验，认为性欲是罪，是一切破坏的源头。Leo无法面对自己的真实身份，厌恶过去的自我，对家庭感到自卑，渴望抛弃过往，展开一段全新的人生。四次会面，四次交流。谈话的内容虽然很多都以忘却，但不可否认的是，两个人都比从前活得更加有质感。不伪装，用真实、开放的心态去迎接这个世界，其实也没那么不堪。到最后，即使对方只是自己漫漫人生路当中的一个过客，没有被给予上帝般的救赎，但只要能够互相认同彼此之间的不完整，毫无遗憾地与之道别，就是与自己一场成功的和解。
喋喋不休仿佛是艾玛·汤普森几十年的戏路，简直分不清是导演照着她写的剧本还是她让角色变成了这样的女人。故事的走向几乎可以预测，从单向的按摩到双向的打开，不过最后一幕还是让我小小地震颤了一下，女主角对着镜子和镜头褪下衣服，兀自欣赏起自己的身体——接受“愉悦”之后，悦纳自己才是终极的人生课题。
万万没想到，我可以津津有味的听两个人在那儿对话一个半小时而全程无倍速
四星半。机智不让人厌烦的对话，诚恳现实主义的拍摄手法。直视欲望，接受自己
四星半。机智不让人厌烦的对话，诚恳现实主义的拍摄手法。直视欲望，接受自己
-I'm glad you came.-I'm glad you came.
电影是一个顶着让人窥猎的题材实际表达伦理和治愈内涵的影片。两人物出场，令人印象深刻的是一个面对真实自我矛盾又拘束。一个回避隐藏自我，眼里有光。人物的接触里有倾听、交流、尊重、坦诚、理解、关注、接纳，文明礼貌潇洒幽默，更像是一种疗愈过程。
女演员拍裸戏需要投入多少勇气或者信念，这个年纪的女演员大概还需要数十倍！
Please remember to find your pleasure.
这电影放到中国拍，斯琴高娃和彭于晏演，炸不炸？
低成本空间，高密度台词，循规蹈矩的压抑，和唯一冒过的险，最终还是取悦自己更重要。妙在选角本身的气质，换掉其中任何一个人，这个故事就不成立了。
要勇敢诚实的面对你自己。艾玛汤普森演技绝了
真好，是那种可以看到眼眶湿润的好片子。虽然出于纯粹的女性视角，对于男性角色的刻画有些落入另一层理想主义的“窠臼”，但却依旧塑造出了一对丰满充盈且极具共情的老少cp形象。两个套用虚假身份的陌生人，在某些难以启齿的时刻，却或多或少地展现出某种真实，这是人性的幽暗神秘以及有趣的地方。Exploring each other，我喜欢这个短语。同时，在有限的空间内，依旧展示出了精妙的调度和叙事上的层次感，并没有什么舞台感，且文本力度极强。我就试问谁看完不想跟Leo Grande纠缠大战三天三夜！片子四星推荐，艾玛婶值得十颗星！这个片子不杀进今年颁奖季我是真的会生气OK？
迷人，温馨，适合被改编成舞台剧。赐人愉悦真乃本事和美德。当真身暴露后的矛盾把平静的水面掀翻后，你才会意识到一开始的舒缓，轻柔就是迎着破碎而来的。艾玛汤普森演的仿佛是每个女性时时刻刻面对lustful desire的切面，否定自己的念头，否定自己本身真的很不可爱。你可以有很多很多清单要完成，但认可当下自己才是壮举。悦纳自己的欲望真是一件舒服的事情，两个人没有义务捆绑的探索真是迷人，谁也不需要知道更多一些。能相遇真好。片尾咖啡馆的一场戏也是神来之笔，Becky这个角色写得真好。
想让所有女生都看看的片子
不是说花钱找鸭就能找出道貌岸然的优越感、找出独立女性人设、找出自我和解的。这片子被追捧我是真的不理解，只是题材反常规而已，实际上跟女性解放一点关系都没有。请看它的镜像电影《花容月貌》，一个超级大美女主动做应召女郎，没有任何客观原因，完全发自内心。很讽刺，是不是？而且它作为房间电影来讲，也是不及格的存在，对白写得太虚无，处处泛着圣母光环，被《与女人们的对话》吊打。
3、致那些勇敢追求幸福和快乐的人们：Good luck!
我无法开心地看待这个片子：女人的独白/忧虑/恐惧全部都是真实的，但除了这些，所有都是不真实的：没有这样的男人，过度浪漫化的sex work。对我来讲这是一部色彩缤纷的电影，像糖果一样，但是你不能给受困于饥饿的人吃糖，你懂吗？they never tell the Bside: whether they pretend its not there or they just dont care. They are denying the Bside.
看到最后哭了，如果可以，我想打六🌟。最后双方都得到了救赎，印象深刻的一句话，you are not buying for fact, you are buying for fantasy,另外，男主真的是温柔的一个人啊
男主太帅了！！！！我的眼睛里只有他！！！！
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