Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community. In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August? Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John. The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House. Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence. Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?
想到了苏轼李白杜甫王安石辛弃疾等等等等，如今自己也在半个体制内混感受更加细微了，不如也做乌贼吧回到大海去。
柳承龙的大胡子造型就是我心目中苏东坡的样子，同样都是被流放的大儒，中国怎么就拍不出来这样的电影呢？
这部电影让我觉得很伤，这种类型的电影应该是我们中国的，我们经历了五千年的封建王朝，谈儒家文化，论程朱理学，都应该是我们的拿手好戏，没想到却被韩国给拍出来了，实属憾事。
很多年前和好友们几经周折坐船去黑山岛，岛上人说，这里没有外国人来的啊。看电影知道了，原来是古人流放之地……
韩国似乎终于拍古装不那么尬了，不强行高大上之后，有了另一个问题：电视剧感。
东亚古装剧的天花板，看到几句诗句和劝导都觉得莫名感动，思想的力量是多么重要，有的人去政局里搅弄风云，有的人则退于江湖仰望星空，任何时代都有理想主义，我们不一定都要主动去让时代碾碎。薛景求就不说了，卞约汉的表演真是令人叹服。
C / 原来拍成黑白是因为预算不足，但实际上完全没有黑白的必要，情节设定思路和影像传递的感觉都挺现代视角的，而不是复古的氛围。
导演说是预算不足才拍成黑白的…电影不错，但没有获取到新的内容
风光很美，大约是想拍出静闻惊涛的古典写意感，许多地方做了留白处理，但笔力稍显不足。信仰对立的师徒二人围绕儒教/基督教、入世/出世、王道/人道等命题本可进行更多深入浅出的探讨，片中仅有的几场对白不足以支撑主旨，整体更像田园牧歌。归去来兮的心路及其对应的历史写照？后半小时的官场受挫情节似乎急于弥补叙事缺失，然而仓促且刻板，与全片气质十分不符。给四星是为东亚专属人文隐痛，而这些本该由我们来书写。
像编纂字典、故宫修文物甚至守灯塔，都是如此。
镜头从海边之人望月升到月亮，再从月亮落到山上望月之人，这不就是“海上生明月，天涯共此时”么。对于其画面和文本体现出的中华文化之博大精深和中国诗词之美，很难不佩服。
缺的应该不是口号，也不是钱吧？
处于更高层级的人享受资源，下面的人就只能被碾压，这样的变态环境到今天也还存在？只是主角的表现还配不上那么博大的胸怀——若是想消除阶级分化，一开始就不应该对那个年轻人出言傲慢；若是心怀天地万物，就应该在言语上有所表达，而不只是落在纸面上。其实人如雪泥鸿爪，流放有时又何尝不是一种旅行？
8/10，确实是非常成熟的佳作，但是似乎在内容方面仍难免“不够痛快”。悟了，但没有大彻大悟。
第一个在电影里公开反对反对朱子理学的东亚三国，读了读韩国简史，确实是自上而下又自下而上的社会启蒙认知，日本的sh运动是单纯的自上而下的，因此还是保留右翼的皇族贵族。这种片不要再说应该拍的是我国，鲁迅早在100年前就把剧本改写的都写好了👍
这个电影拍的有种。
电影蛮好的，但是说有多么多么牛逼倒是没觉得，艺术性一般，内容上不错，但也称不上世界顶级，还是更喜欢刺客聂隐娘那种装逼片
儒学遍及东亚各国之后，韩国人以电影的形式探讨了千百年来中国人一直在探讨的出世与入世的辩证关系，除此之外，对于人获得知识的意义和精神世界的支点的讨论，是让这部电影主题整体变得丰满的关键一笔。
所萌生的追求人人平等去王权的勇气。
对韩片真的提不起兴趣来，被好评的古韵、古意吸引，看完觉得太过于差强人意，还是心中对韩片讨厌的那些点，至于对韩国人拍出了文人被贬的意境而羡慕也是大可不必，可能还不如很多内地的电视剧作品表达的好，而且这毕竟也是韩国历史上的人物和历史有啥好比对的呢，人又不是虚构了一个类似李白、苏轼的人物让人觉得生硬，人家拍出了自己对历史的解读和风味，和你自己拍不出来被别人拍了不是一回事，请不要生硬碰瓷。电影拍的十分工整，但个人依然不喜欢韩影那些有些刻意的表演和情节。
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