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.
83/100。#Venice#人生大概就是这样：你憧憬着的那个美好的梦想会离你远去、你敬仰着的那个一身凛然的长辈就这样消失在走道尽头、你生活了无数年的房子就这样被挖掘机轰得一声拆了个七零八落。一切都像冲入激流中的白色大厦，一点痕迹就没有，好像从来都不存在一样。 @2021-09-07 22:47:48 @2021-12-23 01:33:07
123分钟，10个故事，就像看超短篇，喜欢恐怖片的会觉得很有趣吧…
故事性太差，编剧粗俗，洗澡有鬼手帮忙摸头是很恐怖，但是不需要乱用好吗？冥婚的目的，就是要找一个无辜的老公，有事没事用鬼脸吓他？这是冥婚？还是对观众智商的侮辱！
除了寄生虫和人体模型，其他的故事都很普通，没什么深意，单纯为了恐怖而恐怖
1.8 资料馆 经历过拆迁 算是有些感同身受了
PYIFF2021，很私人的拍摄视角，有些镜头比如最后的手持感觉可以找到更好的角度，情绪很满。其实没有带着期待，但还挺喜欢的
好几个故事逻辑不自洽。比如隔壁噪音这个故事，明明隔壁美女从房间里出来，结果最后也没有交代了。
83/100。#Venice#人生大概就是这样：你憧憬着的那个美好的梦想会离你远去、你敬仰着的那个一身凛然的长辈就这样消失在走道尽头、你生活了无数年的房子就这样被挖掘机轰得一声拆了个七零八落。一切都像冲入激流中的白色大厦，一点痕迹就没有，好像从来都不存在一样。 @2021-09-07 22:47:48 @2021-12-23 01:33:07
要不是分段式的，可能真的会弃，越到后面越没意思。。。
夜色中沉沉望的 是梦 是遥不可及
非常一般，韩国的拼盘恐怖片也变得这么无聊了。
科长说这是第一部入围威尼斯的柬埔寨电影，导演最后自己也说这部电影或许能使柬埔寨电影创作者看到一些希望。影片最后在长廊里忽然就想到了今敏。
大场面已经有太多可复制的先例，影片的大悲大喜从某种层面上来说，可以把它当成是一种技术活。平淡的生活，拍得也太多，留下印象的缺乏可陈，这就考验导演和演员的功力了。导演有百态细碎从嚼出情感共鸣的意识，但是叙述的本事还没有到火候，很明显能感觉到后期影片的发展脱离了导演的控制，随着影片的自然进展在推进。值得肯定的一点是，阳光明媚下的压迫，比战火连天的效果更强，以上台湾导演留做的很好。不拿苦难作戏，因为苦难也是生活的写照
短小精悍的十个小故事 （密室逃脱，人体模型，变脸游戏，婚姻，二手家具，层间噪音，魂游，寄生虫，红衣服，隧道）画面妆容比较符合鬼故事氛围 难得的这几年还算比较好看的韩国鬼故事集 演技可以 也比较有新意
没有一个故事有意思。韩国电影悬疑搞得还可以，但是对恐怖一窍不通。
3.0，小标题式的结构，摄影善于捕捉宏观的社会进程以及聚焦部分微观的家庭生活和人物状态，金边的GDP和基建总体上还是跟国内五线的县级市差不多，甚至不如，消费水平和收入完全是两极化发展，更是一个电信诈骗大国，底层国民看世界的眼光仍然处于时代末流，偶尔有一两部电影可以有机会多了解一下这个地方的真实的城乡环境。
齿虫的故事还可以也，有种韩国版行尸走肉的感觉。冥婚的有点出乎我意料。人体玩偶故事挺特别的，好诡异。红衣故事比较弱。有种zoo的感觉
1，隧道：过马路要左右看，没事不上汽车道；2，红衣女：与人为善，和同学和睦相处；3，齿虫：遇到疑难杂症，千万别盲目就上手；4，招魂：学生就好好学习，没事别玩招魂；5，噪音：发现反常，立马报警；6，衣柜：在自家里遇上坏人，一定要补刀，剁脑袋；7，冥婚：身在职场，一帆风顺要小心；8，镜中女人：放松心态，从容面对世上的一切；9，人模：遇到往人多地方跑；10：密室：穷乡僻壤，又有人失踪，还做孤勇者，不是找死是什么？
无聊~~很垃圾的特效，很粗糙的伪纪录片镜头。剧情没有深度，没有意义。
纪录片镜头感很重，有点学生交作业的feel，节奏整体有点拖，感情表达又感觉浅了
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