所罗门
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所罗门
更新:08月12日
简介: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.
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1997
所罗门
林肯
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林肯
更新:08月12日
简介:1865年,持续四年的美国内战进入了尾声,亚伯拉罕·林肯总统(丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day-Lewis 饰)也迎来了他的第二个任期。在生命和任期的最后四个月,林肯一直在致力于一场比内战还艰苦的战役:推动宪法第13修正案在国会的通过。该法案将从法理上永久废除奴隶制在美国的存在。然而修正案提出的时机异常糟糕:废奴思想缺少人民的响应;国会为保守势力把持;支持废奴的激进派也不满林肯的作风。当分裂出去的南部州表达了重回谈判桌和终结内战的意愿后,林肯发现他面临一个两难的痛苦决定:是获得妥协的和平,还是坚守内心的道德?是结束奴隶制,还是结束战争?  “假如奴隶制不是错误,那就没有对的了。”根据历史著作《对手的团队:林肯的政治智慧》改编,由普利策奖得主托尼·库什纳执笔,奥斯卡导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格执导,两届影帝丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯主演的传记大片《林肯》引领观众走近林肯一生中最伟大的成就:废除奴隶制。电影中的林肯是充满灵活智慧的政治家,也是运筹帷幄的三军统帅;是痛失爱子的慈父,也是心怀内疚的丈夫。当他的国家处在最迷惘的一刻时,林肯以超人的远见将目光及于战争之外,把全部心血投入到改变一个国家前进方向的伟大博弈中。他想说服美国人民:当不同肤色的人抬头仰望,看到的将是同一片星空。
3
2012
林肯
烛台背后
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烛台背后
更新:08月12日
简介:HBO电视电影《烛台背后》入围第66届戛纳电影节主竞赛单元。该片根据名人传记改编,主人公李勃拉齐(迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰)是20世纪50~70年代好莱坞家喻户晓的钢琴艺术家,不但演出费用高居世界之冠,而且以极尽华冶艳丽的造型获得了“闪耀之王 ”的舞台称号。他从不承认自己是同性恋并为此打过多起名誉官司,但在晚年却不得不与22岁的男助手兼保镖斯科特(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰)对簿公堂。后者声称与他有着5年的地下情并主张天价的抚养费,该事件引发了美国娱乐圈的地震。双方后来选择庭外和解,次年李勃拉齐因艾滋病发症去世。  电影从斯科特与李勃拉齐的相遇开始。初见面斯科特即被李勃拉齐出神入化的钢琴演奏所迷倒,而李勃拉齐一句挑逗“这一定是命运”让两人火速定情。在无需面对公众的时候,他们就像普通情侣那样如胶似漆,过着童话般的奢华生活。然而斯科特获得了女人们求而不得的爱情和物质保证,却注定得不到一纸身份证明。这样的遗憾不仅是时代偏见造成的,也有李勃拉齐自私和刚愎的原因。最终两人因此而决裂,一代巨星的隐秘地下生活变成现实中被公众观摩的巨幕肥皂剧,一份真心付出的爱情最终输给极力掩上的柜门......
3
2013
烛台背后