Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far.
The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939).
The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff.
The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man.
Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'.
Roger Philip Mellor
仓促的决战，明显老套的剧情，越来越彼得斯特曼化（尤其是疾速追杀2里的）凯奇，一个人演什么都像自己不难，让一个人演自己还是挺难的，该以怎么样面貌示人呢？电影提炼的是回归家庭，可以，很好我愿意买账。可以作为友情线，是不是只有一个私生饭，一个和自己喜好相同的人才能是真正的朋友？我不能完全接受，而作为电影着重体现的基情，反而是本片比较明显的败笔，君子和而不同，作为我童年电影最重要标志的凯奇，在一次次祛魅后反而让我激发更深的感情，作为一个并不一帆风顺的艺术家，他真爱电影这件事没变。
This is getting old already.
实际是相当二手的商业拼盘，近乎高声售卖般充满着自恋和自负，对待现实这一根基则如同套入既往作品公式模板标签，一副漠不关心的专断想象与虚情假意的自我感动，是枝，别装了，清醒一下吧。
接拍不知所谓的外语片，应该是电影节系导演创造力枯竭的典型症状。
电影最精华的部分都出现在了预告片里，不过整个故事看下来还算合格
伏笔、线索的处理也极端简单。
剧本散成一盘，时时莫名其妙。女主到底在演什么？
美国人民也觉得cia非常操蛋，凯奇终于演了一个不是烂片的电影，可喜可贺。另外她闺女的演员，因为姓sheen，我还以为是查理辛的闺女，没想到不是，但是她妈是凯特贝金赛。
1，抱拳礼很帅，2说吴宇森是大师，3帕丁顿熊2是最少4星的片子，4，女儿好漂亮，5，两个戏精男人，6，让我想起喜剧之王
而我看得些许无聊……
虽然不能成为合法受保护的家庭 但各种形式上的责任分摊与舍我付出早已超越血缘了
工整且乏味，但是却不算是是枝裕和的正常水准。题材老酒装新瓶就不提了。小偷家族我就已经觉得有些太明显了，这部却宛如儿童带拼音版本的小偷家族。家庭血缘和爱的主题，讲得越满越着急似乎就越难动人。每一个演员都是好演员，但是IU裴斗娜和宋康昊却都在这个真善美的故事变得乏味。除此之外，是枝裕和镜头下的日本美得意味深长，但是韩国却乏善可陈。故事发生在釜山首尔或者是上海北京都没啥差别。缺少了对故事背景文化的领悟和欣赏，这些小人物的故事就变得无比乏味且啰嗦。是枝裕和这次就像是做小学一年级数学卷考了个高分的数学系高材生：手到擒来且漫不经心
好蠢的表演,大概只有粉丝才会为了那点可怜的情怀打高分吧.
一打开高赞就是粉言粉语真让人两眼一黑喉头一甜。唱首歌给是枝裕和：路过人间~爱豆有极限🎶🙂
Not bad！Cage和Javi都好可爱，看完电影做的第一件事是，下载《帕丁顿熊2》！
不能说很烂，但各种烂梗，还是熟悉的配方啊。
还挺喜欢两个人的情感关系的，但是格调一开始起那么高，最后又变成好莱坞式的意淫也挺没意思。
很难相信有一天我会用伪善这个词来形容是枝的电影。
虽然有温柔，有某个瞬间觉得很感动，但瞬间就会觉得被欺骗了。善意可以解决一切吗，比起要在孩子出生后重建一个非血缘的家庭，女孩不如堕胎，何必被那种“杀死腹中胎儿”的愧疚绑架，婴儿：谢谢你，其实我不想出生。除此之外，不再能感受到以前在是枝裕和片子里体会到的时间的自然流动，细节和对话都更像是刻意让时间延续，人物在其中也更像是装饰的泛音。如果有某个时刻，也就是想静止在摩天轮的蓝色里。
本片為是枝裕和赴韓國拍攝的韓語片，被認為是枝裕和的《小偷家族》的姊妹篇，但實際並沒有《小偷家族》一般描繪沒有血緣關係的一群人構成家庭倫理劇的戲劇元素，而是以遺棄與販賣兒童為題材，探索當中的是非道德。是枝裕和此片野心頗大，遠比一般犯罪片來得複雜，他沒有美化任何一方的行動，埋伏在暗處救嬰兒的警察，或者變賣嬰兒的“經紀人”，他們行為都夾雜了不太純粹的功利與私慾。是枝裕和亦刻意保持一定的距離，利用輕快的配樂以及忍俊不禁的情節，淡化了賣嬰的悲劇，相比《小偷家族》中還是對偷竊這種公眾行為保持著一定的道德底線批判，此片的賣嬰行動存在更多灰色地帶（像是有一群富人夫婦誠心渴望收養嬰兒，證明無情之舉背後也有隱藏的人性善美），而且是枝裕和亦克服了韓國拍攝語言不通的障礙，更展現出一種更簡潔且高超的影像敘事技巧。
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