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?
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【3.0】从好的方面来讲，有区别于旧好莱坞时代的黑色电影过于实感的新鲜观感，一种华丽的黑童话质感，是一眼就能认出来的独属于陀螺的电影风格。从不好的方面来讲，整个故事讲得有够无聊，电影叙事逻辑存在问题，这个剧本也避免不了审美的时效性限制，翻拍本身显得意义不大。
有没有一种可能，泡在福尔马林或毒酒里的畸形标本有一天跑出了罐罐，长大成了一名电影角色，没人知晓他的身世、他的欲望、他的结局。热爱收藏畸形标本何尝不是一种恋尸癖好？马戏表演，其实是复古又魔幻的恋物崇拜。巨大而浮夸的电流穿过，只带来了一小阵麻木的肌肉痉挛，与一众不明所以的傻瓜观众的惊呼，这就是恋物癖导演们所追求的电影体验。
3.5
Cooper演得太棒了。
片子一般，但非常奇妙的是，茉莉给我一种“世另我”的感觉。敢在马戏团表演闪电穿身，在遇到男主时毅然私奔，在男主逐渐沉迷梦魇时能看清真相，但在决定离开时又无法离开，脑子里有自己的一套逻辑，却总是被他人轻易粉碎。我猜她肯定是水瓶座，介于坚强、迷惘、聪明、痴傻之间的混乱体。
无限趋近于我最爱的那种电影。这是一种真正参透了古典好莱坞魅力才能呈现出的光影与运镜魔法，近些年史匹堡喜欢走这个路子，但他真正完成度高的也基本只有《华盛顿邮报》；斯科塞斯赞这片也很能理解，某种意义它就是又一部更浓稠的《爱尔兰人》。只是布拉德利库珀的念白真难听啊，真是一种毫无意义的口齿不清
画面构图绝了，摄影得奥提，实至名归呢！故事明显分为两部分，一个是马戏团，一个是都市森林。马戏团破败诡异又不乏温情，都市森林体面但更危险。马戏团的部分让人很有亲切感，让人想起了2030年代电影中的马戏团生活，而都市森林导演应该是致敬黑色电影。此片最大的问题就是剧情衔接不流畅，人物动机交待模糊，看的时候像猜谜，剧本并不扎实。但最后，骗子最后落入圈套，还是让我挺动容的！库珀真是何德何能，能够一部戏里和大魔王、托妮科莱特、麻辣兔合作！男有库珀，女有嘎嘎，砸多少资源，跟多少人对戏，没有天赋，得奖都费劲呢！大魔王别动脸了，是真僵了！托妮科莱特好迷人啊！麻辣兔青涩青春之感是怎么保持的，好羡慕啊！看这片子感觉有些人拍戏是不是就想着逃避家庭生活和现实啊，至于啥效果，也不太在意呢！大魔王麻辣兔没有姬情戏，诈骗了
好老板！绝非讽刺，因为他自始至终都没有行贿！
就，蛮好看的一电影。就一蛮好看的电影。（你到底想说什么） 陀螺的色彩和运镜我还是很喜欢的，而嘉年华马戏团这种题材也给了他满足自己恐怖宅的喜好往里塞细节的条件～ 凯特太美了虽然妆面显得脸型不太像她，啊还是太美了，我真的可以～ 2022.02.11.
导演一贯喜欢的重口风😆节奏真慢。。上一个因为节奏慢没看完的还是一个明星的诞生😂
有点浪费时间，剧情复古，服化道合格，演员怎么集体掉线？脱节了。
2022-04-20
7.0/10 美术还是很不错的。非常私人的作者电影，本质上充斥的是怀旧情绪，缅怀了一去不复返的往昔。最后主角的阶级跌落形成一个完整的闭环，但已经与noir没太大关系了，而与nostalgic有关，从A故事上看他是被动的选择回归，但从B故事上看他必然回到马戏团这个场所，只有这样才能找回归属感，因为那是他无法逃离的“家”，这可能也是德托罗为什么执意要把第一幕写的这么长，最终回到原点即是以最病态的方式怀念旧时光。 #补标#
又是那么的简洁高效
我还挺喜欢片子的30-40s的调调，虽然剧情也跟当年的电影一样简单直接，但过渡和起承转合都足够吸引我继续看下去。服化道太赞了，各种马戏团怪物怪咖也看得出陀螺玩得很开心
一个不错的创意最后却拍成了一个冗长无趣的故事，很难想象这出自潘神迷宫的导演，玛拉还是这么美，勉强三星。
3.5星。叙事结构和叙事节奏非常老谋深算、不动声色、曲径通幽，情绪非常克制，因而批判性更强。巴登大叔的表演无懈可击，装腔作势自我标榜得入木三分。
60/100 前面马戏团部分铺垫太臃肿，两年后的诈骗才是正题，而且没有什么惊艳之处，依旧是陀罗的黑暗哥特式的色调/服装/装饰/艺指/光影在支撑着，人物仅停留在疯魔之上，悲怆感被冲散（大魔王和鲁妮·玛拉居然近乎零对手戏啊，被这卡司骗到
这个中译名差点让我以为豆瓣没这个片子。黑暗氛围全程压得不错虽然有些部分过于刻意，但后半截叙事感觉过于着急，开始走下坡路的部分未免也太突兀了
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