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
复古精致，视觉的饕餮盛宴！骗中骗、蛇蝎美人、西装革履的斯文败类、一场阴谋以及一段危险关系，能看出陀螺对好莱坞黄金时代的缅怀与执念。也许是“不合时宜”的电影，但也是如今这个充斥着快餐文化的时代所需要的电影。带着五味杂陈的心情写下这段感受，但也许再过几分钟我就只在乎《奇异博士2》《蜘蛛侠》们到底能不能上？！
请这么好的演员，拍得这么差，用互联网黑话说就是：ROI太低！
《昨天》里面贾宏声承认自己没有外国血统，我觉得悲怆；这部片中他承认自己born for it，我只觉得滑稽。
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。
7.0 production design是一脉相承的作者性，在细枝末节的角落里创造了很多诡异的奇观符号，可主线完全抹去了原作的神秘主义符号而着重于迂腐而俗套的精神分析，甚至把stan设计了一个随波逐流的懦弱小人，可能是陀螺自己都不相信库神这样的气质拥有任何妖言惑众的能力，只能把他放在若有若无的二战背景之中，被凯特·布兰切特和鲁妮·玛拉生吃活剥。
你终究还是成为了你最憎恶的人，这是个nature vs nurture，最后nature大获全胜的故事？果然看这个的都看soho惊魂，果然大家一看就知道toro喜欢马戏团戏，毕竟谁又不喜欢呢，我本来还很期待马戏团戏继续下去呢…可惜，不过故事核心确实是不错的，实在是暗黑。
确实很长所以我是两倍速看的，但是很能get到。如果后面真的有超能力就好啦。女性角色很平庸没什么创新。
导演里对陀螺的滤镜是最厚的但看完之后就只能沉默
已看一半。
The irony of self-fulfilling prophecies. Or is it an allegory for failing to take therapy seriously? The idea is good -- that everyone's opportunists in a hustler's world, except for the innocence that offers love and support with almost no boundaries until they get deeply hurt.
天啊，这样的卡司，这样的布景，这样的摄影，拍出了一个什么玩意儿？可见剧本到底有多重要‼️
其实故事是有点cliche的，但陀螺的哥特审美又一次占了上风。
环境布置还不错，很有时代气息，展现出来的内容很不入肉，应该着重突出心理学方面的内容，把主角的成魔之路再刻画得深刻些。
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The irony of self-fulfilling prophecies. Or is it an allegory for failing to take therapy seriously? The idea is good -- that everyone's opportunists in a hustler's world, except for the innocence that offers love and support with almost no boundaries until they get deeply hurt.
老套冗长，但怪人让我想到最近那个新闻里的女人，在火车站或者破旅馆被拐卖，会在夜深人静时絮絮叨叨“我本非如此”、“我本非如此”。另一句台词也能让我想到最近的新闻，“那个长得像卓别林的小瘪犊子入侵了波兰”。最后，大魔王和鲁妮玛拉居然没有任何对手戏，这绝对构成欺诈。
美术服装很出彩，每个演员都在飙演技。故事情节很简单，没有什么特别的高潮，但并不影响陀螺讲故事的能力。
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。
真是boring的故事boring的人物，就这种俗烂剧本需要请一堆大牌明星？翻拍也不是这么搞得吧
看的时候可能觉得平淡无奇。但是过后回想时，它的黑色不在于人性的污点和罪恶，而是那个细思极恐的命运的深渊。
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