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
做个好人呐。
autassassinophilia慕自我暗杀癖。结尾出乎意料，逃得出设计，逃不出怪圈。有精神分析的轨迹。
王彦霖演起来不务正业的混子，气质还挺符合，那些静物用人来吐槽我觉得还挺有意思的，多半星给张子栋饰演的狗，真的太灵了，再多半星给结局，没有强行让男女主在一起。
一个小偷，因为被雷劈突然获得超能力，可以和静物对话，然后开始浪子回头，洗心革面，最后变成好人的故事
奶圭演戏真的放心，戴眼镜的斯文老师很有魅力，有奇怪心理疾病，几个幻想死的镜头，导演还是很会拍的。这个片子有种堆起来的感觉，尤其女孩子的部分，想被杀的设定蛮特别的，第一次见。最后告白有点变纯情篇，前面还觉得蛮文艺的
天台上她绝望地呐喊着「谁来帮我开门」，这便是她人生现状的缩影，是百感交集冲昏了头的时刻。所以才会让救人与杀人一线之隔，同疗养院里的疯子还有什么分隔？同自由的飞鸟倒有着玻璃窗紧紧闭锁。
这真真是一个好创意，无奈导演呈现故事的能力太弱了。
这么一部以为可以天马行空的电影，能拍得这么无趣，还有这么多道德说教，我真是很佩服了。
这部电影唯二的优点是有挺多不错的喜剧包袱和一个还不错的故事设定，但是围绕这个故事设定做出的故事简直是个灾难，叙事不仅碎片化太严重，而且故事主线还在黑帮和求爱两个方向来回跳跃，两条伪主线都没有发展起来，而且都非常俗套，甚至也可以说根本没有故事主线也没有麦高芬，所以电影结束了也不知道讲了什么，全片都靠小品段子拼凑。。。
是只有日影才能想到的题材。但是包装的类型，有些像糟糕版本的日系悬疑，开篇知嫌疑人，却用尽整部电影去还原计划本身。开篇人物引进的有点多，导致有点乱。女主和女主闺蜜的展现实在是太少了。特别是女主的部分。至于高潮段落，实在是各种突发状况却又毫无影响，略平。关于“慕自我暗杀癖”的幻想展示，也太单调了。总体就是搞了噱头，却噱头不足。
简简单单，可蛮真诚的嘛。那尊佛像的前因后果不做多解释，就跟着节奏动次打次，故事和人物像飞一样往前奔去，幻想本来就是以人类的情感作用于不切实际的环境与世界嘛
看过田中圭这么多戏了，这是我第一次真正get到他的魅力，不得不说，变态属性就是性感值的重要加成。整体上和他去年另一部《哀愁灰姑娘》挺像的，在极端情境的假象下写人性，触达的永远不是真正的人性。
时不时的钟声，动不动的狗叫，刺耳的电话铃声，严泰瑞妈妈的吼声，榨汁机的轰鸣声……没有一定的修行，这电影还真看不下去！
其实就图一乐也凑合啦，大家都是嘻嘻哈哈把钱给赚了~
四星是浮了，有感情分在。男女主角的演技與氣質、氣場都有撐不起角色的情況出現。女主角更嚴重。反倒是一眾港台老戲骨與反派、配角們更稱職。但這種題材在國內拍得少，且常拍得大砸。就算剪輯有突兀，劇情連貫與邏輯性都有瑕疵，但勸善懲惡的立意，以及溫暖人心的效果，確實有，起碼對我起作用了，所以我願意多給點鼓勵分。純論技巧的話，三星都有點虛。但這種片能在國內這環境中拍出來，拍得不崩，很不容易了。
看过一个类似的 133#2021年看104部电影
某种程度跟阿彼察邦的《记忆》是撞题的，前者用声音轰造梦境为记忆线索，而钱翔太小儿科了，单用声音做臆想去探索婚姻生活和人们心里无底洞的修行。所谓修行，是电话狂响的躁动慌鸣音，是狗乱吠的暴躁音，是饭桌上的咀嚼声，是酒店浴缸的水流声，是婚礼上的礼乐声，是贯穿全剧的颂钵echo音。钱翔做不到从头有逼格到尾，只能落地踩脚婚姻状态，人物状态，两者乱蹿。早在严复生出走60min就可以早早结束，导致后面20min完全失控，完全是陈湘琪撑起了一场又一场的戏，手持摄影的抖动没有加剧人物共情力，只让观众观感泛滥成灾。太空了，太白了，以小文本显大格局显然做的不好，但是比起那些电视剧电影，这完全是一部电影思维的电影。期待陈湘琪的第三部家庭奏鸣曲。 @2022-04-13 13:43:49
两星半吧，最好看的就是片尾林更新的彩蛋，为这个加半星。
四星是浮了，有感情分在。男女主角的演技與氣質、氣場都有撐不起角色的情況出現。女主角更嚴重。反倒是一眾港台老戲骨與反派、配角們更稱職。但這種題材在國內拍得少，且常拍得大砸。就算剪輯有突兀，劇情連貫與邏輯性都有瑕疵，但勸善懲惡的立意，以及溫暖人心的效果，確實有，起碼對我起作用了，所以我願意多給點鼓勵分。純論技巧的話，三星都有點虛。但這種片能在國內這環境中拍出來，拍得不崩，很不容易了。
虽然我对原著的腐向不感冒，但那种日常感的温馨幽默也荡然无存，弃暗投明的主题与过盛的荤段子一样异常无聊而尴尬。
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