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
@Cannes2022 不该那么多叙述和解释，应该多点嘴巴被缝上的角色。
还行吧，surgery is the new sex还是蛮好了解的；电影里感觉没大用的戏不少啊，如果重点在拥抱进化上
各方利益的纠葛，故事大部分都是用台词来推动，这么有趣的题材视觉上太弱了，显得有些无趣甚至枯燥了。
兴安岭猎人的编剧，有点东西。。故事的最后希望只是个故事吧。
如果从网大的角度上确实有惊喜，多人角度讲同一个事情，结论是人比鬼可怕？多给半星以资鼓励！
风格很爱 kk资源越来越好了 cannes第一天看到了所有想看电影好开心
# 75 Cannes 主竞赛# 两个小时的煎熬，全程没有停的大幅对白不知所云，除了外科手术没有其他了
柯南伯格的片子类型总被弄错，这哪是恐怖分明是恶心。想象一个有机技术的世界 和人的机器技术相对 更接近星际的虫族（可并没有后者那种混沌的融化状态）核桃有机床里的男人成为了一个树一样的存在，在身上不断长出新的器官，把其摘取手术-新的性交经验（一种开膛破肚式的性感？）作为行为艺术供人观赏。在器官绘图学与生物艺术之间，疼痛的知觉与观感想象成为仅存的真实？这和如今高度依赖无限生产身体疼痛与感官刺激的新自由主义经济有何区别？
85/100 概念为被理解必存在过度阐释（不是很喜欢那些金句），而柯的电影并不只展示概念，更为想象空间：呈现内在的复杂或世界的样态，且他在提出各种形式的蜕变过程中保持了开放态度（态度上重于阐释上的开放性），这也是影片成功的关键。更感兴趣的是柯借着年长的具身体验讲述在衰变的艺术家如何继续创作，他质疑艺术的刻板、固有理念，想象着艺术史新的进化阶段。当自身身体都成为最终产品或终极的艺术品时，隐喻符号不再显得过度，毕竟电影本就关于让隐喻不止是隐喻，也关乎被视觉直接感受到的痛感或快感。迷影即恋物，柯式重口味恋物在此表现为在加速进化的时代对艺术创作仍存的热情。同时电影也关于持摄影机的人、被摄的演员及其身体、其艺术美学理念，表演艺术和影像媒介始终在场。即使最后监视器记录的现场档案，观众看到的仍很暧昧不安。
这个不都被他自己拍烂了吗？80年代的东西，哪来的前卫说法。
要说这故事实在过于一般，磨叽了一大圈不过是人类演化到可以降解塑，不过柯南伯格视觉到还挺柯南伯格，看个味儿吧。克莉丝汀在里面演个creepy girl 结果和《斯宾塞》一个演法要笑死了。另外还顺便嘲讽一波Stelarc种耳朵？？？
不错不错，国产恐怖片里难得看的下去的，本来想打三星的，多打一星以作鼓励吧
在院线片绝迹的时候能看到这个，算是淘到宝了啊，氛围营造的很到位，一众演员们的演技也都在线，网大崛起？？？
福柯看了很欣慰，说“亲爱的朋友，一切未来也好生活也罢，都是灰色的，唯理论之树常青。”
一种奇观。被高概念包裹噱头的是对人本身的探讨，或是”超人/非人“与人本身的区别何在。器官被撕扯成为艺术的展现，是对人本身的自反。
脫下一切高概念和象征性的修飾之後，只是一則創作寓言，關於藝術探索、邊界討論和外在干預。David Cronenberg絕對有能力將整個故事變得更加類型化，但是他沒那麼做，而他的任性也註定無法被所有人接受。
拍的真的还不错诶！！事实证明人比鬼可怕多了
还是熟悉的柯南伯格配方，异化的人体，异化到生理不适的人体，却欲罢不能！
逐渐试图想要把故事讲清，从头到尾说散发的那股子f*ing charming的气质足够了。我的痛苦变成了你的快乐，当surgery is reality，所有的恶之趣味变成一场迷人的危险，刺激与感官所调动的是第二意识的脑子的震荡，所见即感官。我身体的痛苦成为他人骚动的渴望，身体机械势能的血液在流动。变异的怪物在独舞，痛苦的大脑被钻空，我的痛感变成新型性爱。折腾与调度，果然第二意识的归属依然是，安乐死。我得到释放了。
那么多高速镜头，是为了拖延时间吗？还有没有打斗，全是特效，看了昏昏欲睡
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