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.
简洁且饱满，19天拍完的。LEO is smoking hot!
当然，这样的高质量服务我要来一打！！！！告诉我哪里有？
“Good luck to you.”两人的聊天竟然没有快进 不用拉窗帘吗 地毯不脏吗（关注点错
不会被打拳吧？霍格沃茨只有一个艾玛，姓汤普森。
太棒的一个电影了！我们不要剥夺身体享受愉悦的权利！大胆的去享受吧！
也许我们只要做到爱自己，享受性爱，享受愉悦，其他的都不那么重要了吧。
各自治愈了自己，所以亲密关系其实是来自匆匆过客，最后还是要自力更生吗？（手动狗头）
各方面都很出色的一部片，就今年看过的片子，它的精彩甚至不输给妈的宇宙。希望大家都可以任性地选择爱自己多一点，以及多给自己挣（攒）钱
虽然情节完全可以预料，但最后Emma在镜头前完全展露自己的身体真的让人感动，这个爱尔兰男生也完全接住了影后的戏（而且太帅了
诙谐温馨的好电影。生命，终究要放下评判、自我主宰。
仅仅是有话题性的片就被当成好片说明现在的电影太水了，老年中产知识分子女性和年轻男性的性交易关系确实让人眼前一亮，再拍成聊天治愈系，主打解放自我，不再伪装高潮，正视欲望，抛弃衰老羞耻，保持关系界限等等，但也仅止步于此了，都是比较表面的东西，全片大部分以对话推进剧情，剧本无亮点，是为了概念攒成的概念片，更像是话剧。电影里有很多“寄托于与性工作者的交集达成自我升华”的题材，早年间就有《地狱解剖》，还有《风月俏佳人》、《撒玛利亚女孩》、《雏妓》，这类电影根本无法应用于现实生活的朋友、恋人、婚姻关系，只会给年轻观众造成一种虚假解放的错觉，谁没事会和性工作者谈心啊。有一部不错，尤里西·塞德尔的《天堂：爱》，讲老年白人女性招黑人男妓，最后得到结局只是失落，反映了西方对第三世界国家的剥削，这才是真实。
*【2022-6-22下载外挂字幕再看，越看越好看，从我之前看8.1/8.4目前已经差不多一天涨一分的速度了】
很感动。在性面前，没有人是自信、完美的，尤其是一个年华不再的女人，她的不安和“边界”的消解都太真实了。奇妙的是，电影切入的是一个非常“男性”的叙事视角，是个“性转版救风尘”的俗套故事。但在性欲与价值的神秘张力下，通过极其琐碎具体的焦虑，凭着故事的价值观与演员的坚定与真诚，最终竟完成了最“女性化”的表达。并且把两人之间、两人与自己之间、两人与他们所面对的世界之间的关系讲的透彻明晰，蛮厉害的。
本人最爱的是那支舞和结尾——第一次接受，当fantasy来到现实，也许并不会那么糟糕。
没想到这部具有十足深度的性话题电影居然是保守的英国佬拍出来的，想起了那句“与自己和解”。的确，当艾玛婶在镜前与镜中的自己坦诚相对，抚摸着自己臃肿褶皱的肚皮却淡然一笑时，我似乎明白了这部片子最想表达的东西。By the way，艾玛婶演技着实一绝，晚年能如此为艺术献身不得不让人佩服，反观内娱某些女演员露个背or替身就要炒作半天声称“为艺术献身”，拜托了请要点脸。
话剧片但完全不会乏味，艾玛依然带着少女感的表演非常动人，有一些很触动人的段落，但可能是期待太高，总体没有达到预期。第三幕的冲突是意料之中，也许囿于喜剧类型，很遗憾没有给到希望有的深度，而且比起女主丰满的弧光，男主这边的矛盾落点在家庭关系上，与女主形成映照，但也体现出主创野心仅限于此，无力也无意去戳破那个肥皂泡，在极度理想化的柔光滤镜笼罩下，实际上干着咨询师工作的男主到最后也还是呈现出一个sex saint的样貌，如同全片一样，轻拿轻放，一个更大的fantasy罢了。从女性寻求、接纳、解放自身的角度值得一看。B
是不是只有gay和sex worker才会如此尊重女性
和曾经的学生坦白那里真是没想到。不过都这把年纪了，当然快乐最重要，想干什么干什么！
【I watched it, I got it. I never review it.】
主要就一个景，剧本其实还是遵循了经典规律，所以在剧本和表演扎实的基础上，主要还是男主太性感，真是无敌的选角
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