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?
看完沙丘觉得电影存在好有意义，人类文明之光
维伦纽瓦的影像节奏和类型小说的叙事节奏明显不同频，加上这只是宏大系列故事的第一篇章，经典情节本身在当下看来也显得套路，导致几乎所有文戏（尤其第一个小时）都很难熬，很多时候只能靠导演依旧神乎奇技的视觉创造力撑下去。当然有新一个星战系列的影子，但星战本身……也不是我的菜。
家族的概念常见于中世纪的欧洲，如美第奇和波吉亚，亦如日本史上的源氏与平式。整个对厄拉克斯星球的争夺，俨然就是欧洲对埃及殖民的缩影。保罗的命运也正是政治联姻的结果，正可谓读历史就是读人心。
这是美国肖战？演技在大气层？装啥深沉啊，你啥还没经历呢……
一句话概评：这部沙丘没找错导演，但是选角我真的不满意
这部电影早在几十前年就已经开始了，只是它一直是一个被诅咒的电影项目。观影之前，最好先看一下《佐杜洛夫斯基的沙丘》这部纪录片，它梳理了沙丘的改编史，影视之路已经是一部跌宕剧情了。佐爷一直没有实现他的梦，但当年的分镜头草稿却营养了很多经典科幻片。这几十年科幻题材一直没有停止脚步。如今维伦纽瓦的版本，其实也是挑战。语境和审美一直前进，观众的品味也在前进。
没有读过原著，看之前稍微做了些功课，不然要被开头那些长的陌生名词搞晕，其实是很简单的殖民主义文学架构。看的时候有《哈利波特》的即视感。无论是BDO美术、汉斯季默的音乐，还是音言(The Voice)的呈现，这部片都属于要不去好影院看，要不就不用看的类型。 眼盲没认出邓肯就是海王，还觉得“哇，这就是我心目中刺客信条里的刺客真人啊！” :D 看碟中谍的时候就很喜欢丽贝卡·弗格森，这部里也是很有戏。比较不喜欢的是邓肯护主那段，感觉拍得有点儿低端；还有，不喜欢台词一直在聊高温的时候，画面呈现出来毫无暴晒感，甚至是极度冷调的（但是想了一下，基于故事氛围，确实是有点儿难表现）。另外没看懂岳医生和保罗的交易，准备补补原著的部分。既《降临》后，维伦纽瓦又突出关注了“语言”。强烈期待瓦伦纽尔版的Cleopatra（IMAX 2D
牛蛙当初选沙丘没选无暇赴死还是对的，他估计是最合适拍沙丘的导演了，瑞贝卡太美啦
与诺兰相反，DV一直用“慢”手法拍电影。配以演员脸部特写，其实对演员要求更高，因为细微表情需要调动极多情绪去表现。慢镜头为主节奏，密集的特写，空景，假“回闪”，配以声效引导。特效其实并不密集，宏大/巨大物体与人对比的拍法某种程度算是给制片省钱了。视觉性和娱乐性用情感戏/演员面部表情进行了很好的平衡，在好莱坞大片中并不是主流。回归戏剧本源，抒情原来也可以撑起2021的电影时间……过关的导演的电影还是充满了无数可能性，没想到看到这样一部私人情感浓郁的沙丘，现在过去未来都是重叠这个话题在降临中已经上演过，这次也以十分抒情的方式再来一遍，虽然不讨厌，但也希望千万别再来一遍，到这次就可以了！
I had wanted to be a pilot 😂 （好像比书好看一点？
导演和配乐都忠实地贯彻了人设，仿佛看了个威力加强版《银翼杀手2049》，冷静绵密的叙事节奏和心理捕捉，巨大建筑物和飞行器，还有荒凉冷寂的行动空间与漫天遍野的沙尘暴。故事层面，细腻清晰地铺陈了整个史诗的几重核心矛盾：帝国与世家诸侯，资源开采与原住民冲突，还有若隐若现操弄历史的女巫组织。按这个节奏，原著大概至少能拍六七部吧。四星。
美术和音乐都十分优秀，人物以外的场景都太漂亮，有种冷冷的俄式气势磅礴的感觉（明明是沙漠）剧情上实在隐晦了太多，涉及到了宗教和东方风格的点缀，看原著似乎小公爵会更冷漠迷人？甜茶真的顶不住…=。=没有别的新生代小生了吗……
玩得很飞，看得也很过瘾，“天马行空”四个字不足以形容杨紫琼穿梭过的所有宇宙；也真的很难跟以前看过的任何电影的观感相提并论。但有意思的是，电影最终的收尾在我看来充满了东方的内核，那种活在当下的落脚点跟之前全片玩飞的做派大相径庭，但那份普通又是那么真切有力。
初观感几乎是《银翼》的复刻，脱离IMAX剧场加持便已丧失了任何重温的欲望，作品生命力俨然已被媒介载体严重牵制，而对维导再攀《焦土》巅峰的期待已如同奢望诺兰回归《追随》，像这一片茫茫沙海一眼望不到头 w/ cm luo
看完沙丘觉得电影存在好有意义，人类文明之光
除了油纸伞真的很违和外 还是值四星的 两个半小时都还没开始正篇 开始期待下一部了
四星评价:牛蛙用摒弃主流商业节奏的顶级视听呈现了一出宇宙中世纪王子成人礼，期待新皇全宇加冕的戏码赶紧到来。
没看过原著，完全不了解背景，但开场没多久就被古典宏大的风格征服了，这是真正属于大银幕的审美。第一次深刻感受到甜茶长了一张高级的电影脸。能感觉到旁边观众无法投入的躁动，突然就想起当年护戒使者遭遇的“这啥，怎么就完了”的吐槽。
古典又恢弘的表达，透着静谧且庄重的宗教感，两个半小时慢慢蔓延着科幻的人文诗意。
世界上还有什么是比极瘦的极白皙的忧郁的东方王子更美的呢？没有的。
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