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.
感情的混乱、无形的压力、象棋的故事三篇特别好，其他也维持在较高水准。
我怎么觉得正好对应当下的世界局势呢？故事完整，节奏不错，少量的血腥镜头也足够让头皮发麻，比黄秋生高级多了。 6.9/2168 短评835条 %49/43/8 【IMDb6.7/949 全球票房187.75万美元】
恶趣味十足，把各种政治正确和极端主义通通讽刺了一番，要是身边有这么个强迫别人接受自己观点的极品或许我也会毫不眨眼地痛下杀手
四颗星给电影，加一颗给影片中对极端素食主义者的满满恶意！
简单的爽片，节奏三倍速看正正好，法国人还是很敢讽刺的
“这不是男人，这是伊朗猪。”
我觉得其实就还好 电影的内容基本都在简介里说完了 没什么额外的枝节——当然最后这对夫妻肯定是被捉到了嘛 这个毫无疑问 让他们逍遥法外的话整个电影意义就不一样了。动物世界那一段神来之笔哈哈哈 无聊的时候可以找来看看。
他们为什么拍这种片子？我为什么还要看这个片子？为什么看着还觉得挺有意思？为什么看完还会向别人推荐？
近期看到的最喜欢的惊（gao）悚（xiao）片，有一点看于妈演《她》的那种感觉了，但拍的更野。法国人玩黑色邪点大概就是“无论你是黑是白，是老是少，是素食主义者还是肉食动物，我平等的恨你们每一个人”。
茨维格的中篇小说里，最喜欢《象棋的故事》。电影虽不及原著，但改编也不错，男主演技好，最后的棋局拍的相当精彩。
影院看的，奥地利腔太浓，没听懂... 几个做为隐喻重复出现的意象也没弄懂（钟表，电灯泡，酒，等等）。不过两条线交错拍摄的手法，音乐和镜头共同对心理和幻觉的表现，都是很不错的。
人没出去魂丢了 最后两段时空线索的交叉还蛮好看的 虽然也猜到了结局
法国版人肉叉烧包，有点观影不适，还好法式幽默拯救了这部片子，打了4星但不推荐观看
法国人真的很擅长荒诞讽刺剧，一对雌雄双煞杀人卖肉居然可以拍的这么喜感，结合动物世界弱肉强食的杀人画面尤其搞笑，且构图不错。很好的批判了素食主义者，哈哈
人类花了几万年爬到食物链顶端不是为了吃素的
氛围的营造很成功，男主角演技非常精彩，撑起了整个故事，不然的话人物内心深度挖掘不够的缺点会更凸显。趁着场面混乱从推车上捞起一本书藏进衣服的场景令人震撼：精神生活的丧失是比褫夺人身自由更大的剥夺。
看了10分钟了，牛啤，这也太重口了。真心扛不住。这是一个素食主义者拍的片子吧，疯狂讽刺肉食。
想尝一口伊朗猪肉，两口子猎人对比动物觅食捕杀那段很棒。
这个故事教育了我们，家有贤妻，丈夫在外不做横事。以及，那个姑爷没死就挺遗憾的。
法氏喜剧，是真的不需要逻辑，有寓意即可，哈哈哈，逻辑一踏糊涂，当然中间如果悬疑和喜剧元素要是更多就更好了，各个反转和转折都略微的仓促，为了转而转，可惜了一个还不错可以做出花来的选题
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