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.
The Lost Mother.
3.5，虽然还没看《平行母亲》但感觉这部更适合叫这个名字，演员们的发挥都很棒，不过母亲角色的挣扎是不是可以拍的更深刻一点？再加上原本就有的细腻会更好
完美的处女作。电影前半程的不安、焦虑和强烈的被侵入感，她对每一个献殷勤的男性心怀警惕，甚至到了诡异的地步。电影中半，平静镜头下恨意汹涌，不是对女儿们，而是对男人们，对她的爱人，没用一句台词，却点明了女人们遵守世俗的规则却被惩罚，逃跑的父亲却能大声炫耀自己曾教自己的儿子游泳以期被女人垂怜，而从女儿身边出走的母亲却羞于启齿，恨自己竟然爱自由，女儿们成了爱的副产品，恨意的宣泄口。我喜欢电影院里女主角被意大利少年捉弄的戏，最终意大利教父式的男人制止了胡闹的少年们带给女人羞辱，这意向远非语言可传达。这不是不想做母亲的女人，这是被逼出走的妻子，不肯睡觉的女儿是丧失安全感的女人，不肯忘记丢掉娃娃的女儿是丧失爱的女人，女儿是爱的人质，囚困着母亲，不允许她说不。如果爱只能不堪重负，孤独大概就是自由的刑罚。
本片的亮点在于对人物尤其是母亲角色的刻画，对比阿莫多瓦的《平行母亲》，这部电影的母亲形象更接地气一点，也相较于大多数母亲形象都更可信。导演设置的麦格芬起到非常好的悬疑作用，不至于让本片过于沉闷，情节的设计一直吊住观众悬着的心，这手法简直狠辣老道。导演的节奏把握非常游刃有余，让人无法想象这是一部处女作，可能导演也是属于阅片无数的那类影迷。
Olivia真美。社会规训没得跑，女性在这样的结构内究竟能如何，所谓“天然的爱”真的是规训意义大于本身的。但是我也会想，生育不养育，或者不生育，就能解决大部分问题吗？好像也不是，自己内心要怎么面对呢？生育吊诡如人生：不经历不知道里面的苦痛，经历了就无法回头。
女儿会重复女儿的故事吗？暗处的女儿，偷走的娃娃，每一次后悔想要成为的母亲，跳出母亲的身份，而我又是什么？
confession
免不了会直接会想起了伍尔夫的《一间只属于自己的房间》 这么多年过去了 这个房间还没建好
「我在寫到最後才想到偷娃娃的行為，還有布娃娃被偷了的女童，女童的母親對於勒達產生的吸引力，這些都是靈光一閃，即興產生的。這兩個元素——母女關係，還有一段剛剛產生的友情的陰暗背景——會讓我進一步探索女性之間的複雜關係。⋯⋯假如勒達沒法釐清她的行為——她的內心會越來越凌亂，她作為一個成人，偷了一個女童的布娃娃——我寫作時，也會和她一起淪陷，我沒法像解救黛莉亞、奧爾加那樣，把自己和她從旋渦里解救出來。」沿著《碎片》裡的蛛絲馬跡走入勒達的世界，題為暗處的女兒，但真正需要被看見的，恰是明處的母親。瞥見了母職的枷鎖，也瞥見她的逃脫。在矛盾與混亂中的欲言又止，藏在眼淚裡的甘苦交織，像一場救贖一樣打動著我。
身为人母，难免抱歉，要么对自己、要么对他人。生而为人，同样如是，哪怕无悔，依然有憾。
这也太棒了吧…看简介完全想象不到的那种棒 费兰特坚持让导演做“略微狡猾的现实主义”风格/3点非常喜欢：蛋糕女和女主的对话、酒店管理员拿着章鱼到家做客 女主睡着后天已暗 管理员到阳台抽烟而娃娃放在那里 和拉低衣领、被注视的母亲听到女主坦白自己不是“好妈妈” 离开女儿感觉很棒后 在沙滩上被女儿要求陪玩 态度变化/剧本https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Lost-Daughter-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf
5，如果我们的人生在五十岁时还能快乐地在派对上跟着popmusic摇摆，这也足以让人心满意足了。
关于女人一生的惊悚片。女性不是天然的母亲，为母则刚的谎言谁来戳穿？我想离开家庭，我想再次获得性快感，我想让孩子们闭嘴不要吵闹，我想不挪位子的晒太阳，我想安静地看一场电影，我想要玩具我想恶作剧……我为这一切买过单了，可这个世界仍旧到处充满敌意。送给“女儿”的发簪最终刺进她身体里，让她逃出这个表面光鲜底部腐坏的果盘，和那点相对柔和的削橙子记忆。阵雨里收留背包客的那段，年轻女主和Alba太有化学反应了，两个人过下去不好吗……
结尾那一刺，令人惊诧，女主已经那么真诚对一个相似处境的妈妈，还是不会被理解吗？“病态的妈妈”就这么不容于世吗？还是说由于没了娃娃孩子闹真的就糟了那么大的罪，以至于要去杀人？
设置两组母女做对照是基本操作了，但一人孤身去外地游玩，被一大家子人包围这种惊悚片的桥段，在女性题材里则可能是首次尝试，这种氛围的营造也是本片最大的亮点。对片名的呼应处理的很自然，女儿的失踪、玩具的失踪、母亲的失踪串起了整个主线。就其表达的主题，个人还是倾向于表现身为人母的压力，否定人人都能成为好母亲的必然性。缺点一方面是生活琐事的力度不够，女主一系列行为还不够有说服力，另一方面就是节奏和对话的确很生硬，构图里面虚焦特别多，不成熟的感觉非常明显。
与其说，你被“暗处的女儿”所控制，不如说，你被内心藏着的那些“关于女儿的暗处”所控制。
逃离这个轮回有什么错？
通过别人的生活在内心里拯救自己同时探讨女性的社会地位付出的代价虽然我觉得有点歪，剧中的男人都把女人当做玩物般，哪怕是电影院里的小孩，女人再凶横也抵不上男人的一句stop。女性深陷社会这泥潭，同病但不相怜，还好头顶还有片蓝天。
费兰特，你真的很会提起大家想彻底忘记的那些事，让全人类都觉得难受🥹
不喜欢那些闪回的过去，要是能用当下揣测过去的话会更有新意。科尔曼演技真是一流。
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