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
人在广州，看了想即刻马上回上海。五小时后白云到虹桥的票只要270，说走就走。
生动的爱情小品，真是出乎意料地好看！
导演水平比《夏日友晴天》还要弱一截，问题倒是如出一辙：情感到位却又维持绝对保守，触碰议题但又总不够勇敢，结尾高潮华丽却毫无必要，设定立足于隐喻而故事却本就无需隐喻。并入迪士尼后的皮克斯，依旧在创造新世界，却很少再创造新规则，更多的只是在把幻想向我们早已熟悉的社会和类型片原型上靠而已。
非常难得在大荧幕看到上海话的电影，也是华语爱情电影中少有的诉说中年人爱情的故事，还是挺好看的，越往后面越好。缺点是徐峥这个角色没什么魅力，虽说“平凡”的人不需要多潇洒，但老白这么吃重戏份的角色如果无法让观众共情和喜欢是蛮遗憾的…反观三位女性，都很喜欢的，上海女人！嗲！
感謝五姐空投的母語慰問，暖~ 隻369擁有靈魂！索菲亞羅蘭曉得伊自家勿清白了伐？
我们上海女人真的又可爱又变态，其他都是骗鬼的呀。
华裔家庭的母女关系和成长主题都很好，只是剧本的冲突写的没有想象力，单薄到第一次让人看皮克斯动画看出了一丝丝低幼感，有些情节的逻辑没法思考，顺拐着就过去了。
2021影院最好看的电影！在结尾收获了属于我的爱情神话🤒
可太好看了！嗲得嘞，灵得嘞！虽然浮于表面，可这皮相真是美啊！观众看得开心，演员演得开心，导演拍得也开心！
说你不贴近生活吧，把字打出来又删掉，看到别人给点的赞立刻心花怒放，这事我都干过。说你贴近生活吧，一个大老头子，天天去喝奶茶，就算是上海老头子也跟开玩笑似的。
有self-reflexivity有meta，有索菲娅·罗兰还有费里尼。多好呀！上海话都讲得舒适，浅浅的城市性一点也不虚浮地分散在影片的方方面面。又真实；还有什么能比男男女女围坐看《爱情神话》看到昏昏欲睡更加现实主义呢？——马伊琍妈妈的沪语碎嘴，坏掉的灯泡、隔夜的红烧肉和弄堂楼上狭小的厨房，或者因为画眼线被爸爸嫌“娘娘腔”、相亲时假装自己是gay的黄明昊，或Bund Art Museum？不接地气地接地气，并且足够动人，我想这是导演的本事；又是德西卡又是费里尼的，你看连书袋都掉得这样灵光。
虽然全片都在说方言，但是剧情与套路却像是我看的那些欧洲电影。倪虹洁姐姐实在太好看了，我也想成为她那样有钱有闲的成熟女人。总的来说，是惊喜之作~
影片质感 完成度都非常棒。知道这是部女性向的片子 但徐峥周野芒这么棒 还是惊喜。方言很重要。
北有柔情史，南有爱情神话，绝妙的文本，精彩的调度，演员到位，角色设计有对比而自然，格局超越华语电影太多太多，让我们触摸到了生活。
非常接地气和生活化的电影，尤其是在看了那么多悬浮剧以后，这部电影更显得难能可贵。在上海生活过的人会更有体会，这真的非常上海人，他们会用咖啡精致生活，买东西会比较，但这TM才是真实的人啊。
中国小资之最，处处体现着上海小资生活和浪漫，中年人有钱有才有闲，又懂生活，又有三五可以玩在一起的好友，真是我向往的十五年后的生活。
和闺蜜笑的太大声（其实已经在努力克制了 笑的更大声的是我们后排的情侣）被前排的小孩回头看了几眼。我们中年大姐就是这样活在当下，想笑就笑了。对不起。
不知道为啥这部动画片评分这么高，皮克斯这几年的动画片都是为了讲道理而创作，虽然没有啥硬伤，不过剧情实在太公式化，让人看一半就知道结局。
中年，渴望、期盼和受伤，全都丝毫不减。人在爱情里永远不会老。也许你对爱情更有经验了，同样的也知道是多么珍贵。当你看到爱慕人的信息，你的心还是会悸动。中年的爱情，更宽容更慷慨也更细腻———也更急切
是上海市井生活的魅力，也是成熟男女呈現自己慾望、權衡得失的精準拿捏；都市離異家庭的二次浪漫成為市場的新寵兒，看來「愛情電影」的類型片也似野貓一般研究剩飯了。最後用小人物和大明星是否ons來感慨「神話」存在與否，麼得靈了。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
