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.
Avant-Première# 物是人非，黄粱梦一场。就像滑过指尖的烟，就像穿梭过纸醉金迷间，就像草草下葬的尸体，就像水消失在水中。PS：多兰真是小天使，偷偷观察Lucien的眼神，就像视奸某人的你，最后也只有他还留在Lucien身边，很抓马了。PPS：Lucien的字，我的眼睛舒服了。PPPS：没想到映后还有En présence du réalisateur，导演大谈特谈让我想最近补补巴尔扎克了…
解说//软饭男靠富婆奋斗的一生，居然不是老电影，价值观很倒胃口；男主靠傍文青老夫人来到巴黎，结果老夫人自顾不暇嫌他丢人一脚踹开；随后男主便像退婚流的萧炎一样发愤图强迎娶白穷美走上人生巅峰（小报）成功完成打脸剧情，在最璀璨的时刻，贵族戏耍他，小报倒闭了，女友死去了，穷小子终究是幻灭
典型的一个男人的“成长故事”；关于媒体 press；关于初心 理想 名利与欲望；浮华的表象 一碰即碎的泡沫。不是我喜欢的type 但有时间可以去看看原著/ 07.09.22@film forum
好看，故事完整，流畅，也不枯燥无聊，大概是那个年代的氛围很足，男主很帅，多兰也帅，阶级问题在那个时代影响很大，男主主要是飘了，如果稳一点见好就收就好了，从无到有再到无，经典。
还不错，超出预期。就是发现Xavier Dolan的脸已经经不起大银幕特写了。
为强调巴尔扎克作品改编也不用一直旁白吧，除了平庸还是平庸。没想到八五年盛夏小弟爬得这么快当大男主了，甚至还有多兰当绿叶。
毕竟是名著，人物、剧情、场面都要丰满许多。
虽然只拍出了原著1/5的内容和1/10的深度，但已算是足够优秀的一部电影。片中汇聚了几乎所有法语国家的演员（法国、比利时、加拿大），好在基本不出戏；原著的语言实在太精彩，电影于是加了很多旁白（虽然是比较偷懒的方式，但也还能接受）；电影的很多情节处理得过于温情，以至于显得有点肤浅，原著要残酷得多。
明明是两个世纪以前的故事，但搬到现在核心却一点也不过时。只能说技术在向前飞速发展，而人类却一直在原地踏步（一些国家甚至在开历史倒车...🤨
上承拉辛下启巴尔扎克的时代 唯美浪漫走向批判现实过程中一枚外省文学青年的跌宕史. 恰逢传媒业大发展 文学诚然还可以滋养幻想 然而在日益"现代"的巴黎 只有充当一名词汇贩子去兜售"鸭子"才能养活文字人. 贵族尚有余力豢养 大众蓬勃好奇则宣告资产阶级文艺消费降临 小报构成了比宫廷更趋丰厚的滋养土壤 然而天真青年骨子里却仍持有贵族迷思 野望进一步跃升"头衔"阶层 自然悲剧如期而至. 这本的辞格蛮有意思 19世纪法兰西戏剧风 3.5
一部文学著作，改编成戏剧。从而丧失了文学性，这是不是很戏剧的一件事。
两个人大笑着，Lucien接着说：
又一个类似于连的小镇青年来到巴黎闯荡，找情妇，找工作，忙到最后又如何。。从前不可能的，如今一一成为可能：银行家从政了，平民也可以发达了。。。天真+虚荣，害人又害己……
旁白过度了吧，想说的一切都通过旁白念出来，影像表达的东西就大大削弱了，不过整体还不错，很好看就是了。多兰非常帅！
Every soul is for sale, for a price. 是巴尔扎克笔下的浮士德故事，是十九世纪的巴黎众生相，也是我们所在的世界。光论电影本身算不上佳作，但有巴尔扎克原著的功力在，人物塑造都不成问题，旁白有些多余（虽然是多兰念的）。但今天再看这个故事真真感到荒诞又现实，从新闻媒体诞生之日以来，它的角色就从未改变过……
毕竟是名著，人物、剧情、场面都要丰满许多。
2.5 // 旁白在给我解读电影内容，念两个半小时的旁白不如我直接去看原著，完全失去电影的意义 ps: 旁白内容是好的，读得想直接看原著
是精彩的，虽然拍摄得比较中规中矩，叙事靠旁白强行推进，但是巴尔扎克的作品太厉害了。洞察力，敏锐性，批判性在近两百年后的今天依旧有强烈现实意义。
三星半吧，开头穷小子和贵族妇人的情史仿佛在看伍迪艾伦，就有种“好了好了我们都知道了你可以move on去搞事业吗”的不耐烦，到了巴黎加入报社后群魔乱舞借的众生群像笑得我拍大腿，这不就是今天某乎某博上带V的节奏大师+红包影评人吗，哪怕是涉水而来的耶稣，到了杠精嘴里也是轻飘飘的一句“你看他都不会游泳”，眼看着他高楼起眼看着他楼塌了。对于巴尔扎克浩瀚如海的原著，电影做减法做得太狠，关键部分却只能靠连篇累牍的原文朗读交代信息，仿佛在电影院看有声书，疲惫不堪。有佳句无佳章吧，导演尽力了，下次不要改编名著了。
不太是我的菜 一些平淡和简单 小鳄鱼和多兰也是曾经嫩出水的鲜肉 居然现在只能做配并且走上中年发福的路线
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