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?
最后希望广州也能整出这么好的东西……东山口和北京路说你呢。
最后小型追悼会上大家看《爱情神话》这段很妙，太写实了哈哈哈哈！
中年爱情，美妆达人，各种上海专属烟火气，每一个都踩到我的点。感觉电影院里上海宁含量超标，因为播到用上海话骂人时整个电影院大概除了我都笑了……（真是第一次听……）但还是想吐槽——别说上海，一线城市哪有天没黑就能下班的广告公司……
本来以为是中年男女的爱情，结果却是老白与老乌的爱情。话说还是挺吃这一套。烟火气。
妈的真的好好看好好看❤，好讨厌那些把这片子和费里尼比的朋友们呜呜呜，不同视角评价确实好，但反正我是100个夸，还有作为在上海活了二十余年的老头子我觉得这上海滤镜害蛮自然，喜欢🌹🌹🌹
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漂浮感，精致感，单薄感。太多个人的喜好穿插其中，边角的细节太多，女性的形象依旧觉得模糊。
结尾也挺有意思的，浪漫至死，但是感觉有点虚，可能我还是不够浪漫。
说不好看的，你们是听不懂上海话所以没看懂吧
为老白和老吴这对朋友，大多数人一生真称得上朋友的，也就那么几个人，抑或就一个，也可能一个都没有。
是你的态度
作为年轻导演的处女作确实很惊艳！但是也存在新导演的不足，开篇的轻喜剧氛围被老乌与索菲亚罗兰的“爱情神话”带向了荒诞迷离风，不过结尾的微信彩蛋又把节奏带回来了。
三星半，确实是今年院线华语片最有腔调的一部，出自一个初执导筒的文青编辑，也难怪都说这片子符合豆瓣的口味。
徐峥做监制还是厉害的，题材选的好，生活中的小细节可以说是面面俱到了。演员请的好，各有特色的35+女演员。上海话说的也好，方言出来的一瞬间，市井味儿扑面而来，这部电影错不了了。
当然相信它自有受众，但确实不是我。
生动、有趣、贴近生活。这片儿准确抓住了心目中上海人性格的精髓，就是那种一边唠唠叨叨心里还为你着想的刀子嘴豆腐心。华语电影里难得的迷影片，拍的还挺高级。
再更：是我浅了。很灵的片子。
7.0分（0.5的鼓励分）。今年个人院线片十佳。之前关注过邵艺辉的公众号，知道她会写，但没想到居然还会拍电影，而且拍出了国产片里，除王家卫之外相当稀缺的，几乎是我仅见的欧洲式中产情趣，更难得的是这种欧范还是以上海为前缀。
对小资产阶级那点儿小情调、小癖好、小虚荣、小欲望拿捏得死死的，又用自我吐槽来消解了这种装腔拿调，让其在这片土地上不至于显得格格不入。小资的困境就在于心中像红拂一样渴望自由，但却不得夜奔，只能借一夜情来完成一夜的出逃。老白和老乌其实是一个角色的两面，老白是现实，老乌是神话，也是用来点题的那个角色：爱情就是神话，何必在乎真假。
看一半的时候觉得这部电影有点模仿伍迪艾伦而不得的样子，少了点知识分子式的精致，有点太乡土味。看完后则恍然觉得，有时候观感还是得遵从本心，不得不承认本片拍上海拍的很到位，我所知道的上海，本来就不那么曼哈顿，不那么精致。几场餐桌戏让我意识到本片剧本的精髓并不在于它技巧本身有多么的老练，而是它恰到好处的知道如何利用上海人本身就有的一点点小造作来遮掩剧情衔接处的生涩，反而迸发出一些意想不到的喜剧效果。
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