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
冷艳动人的广告制片，为何对多才多艺的温柔大叔欲拒还迎?
展现了多元价值观的国产片，都值得我们去捍卫
但又似乎踮踮脚也还够得着。
看得出导演努力地想把这关于上海人市井小资生活的电影上升到某种基调，但是很抱歉俗到家了，若是真诚地拍市井烟火也可以拍出好电影的，不知道为什么非得把自己往文艺上硬凑，压根不是这块料，结果生活不生活想搞深刻然而影片那种塑料平庸的质感又喷屏而出，尤其是把徐峥这个角色设定成一个画家也别扭至极，活脱脱一工厂老板味道，真的辱画家了，整部电影叨絮片面又刻意，还有背景音乐也是一通强行乱插。
9/10。一群嘴上说着不相信爱情神话，内心却渴望爱情神话的人，其实并不是不相信，只是不相信会在自己身上降临而已。何不自己创造呢。有一说一，配乐真的一级棒！
老破小里的奢侈高跟，通情又缠绵的野猫，吵吵闹闹又说着悄悄话的前妻，在罗马浪漫邂逅的老友，厌学但懂事的小女孩，化妆能混成达人的儿子还有了不离不弃的外地女友。继承的市中心独栋，深藏仍有伯乐的艺术，闲暇满满以至有空钻研厨艺，连路边的修鞋匠也在和你谈哲学。故事好听吧，编的。其实编的才好听。
虚浮缥缈的小资遐想和人物，几个女演员仍然是作为镶边符号，只会念碎片式网络流行语。说它消费女性吧，徐峥在里面鞠躬道歉自己先骂了；说它沪语多硬拗派头，时不时又冒出几句普通话，然而无意义，都是无聊片汤话。
有点李安有点伍迪艾伦但绝对是上海自成一派的元宇宙，在爱情和人际关系中撩拨还与电影互文呈现绝佳的幽默和巧思，剧本和台词都打磨得相当精细，几个演员的演技也高度在线还有不少对电影乃至艺术的揶揄和致敬，很难不喜欢了，国产电影很让人耳目一新的尝试和进步。
到精品店买临期酒，把小资咖啡喝成大碗茶，在浦东美术馆办撒娇派诗人画展，看一个上海艺术中心的先锋戏剧美美助眠，费里尼的电影也成了蝴蝶酥和护手霜的点缀。
人物和情境的打造简单高效精准，家宴和画廊两场戏太过瘾了，每句话都暗藏机锋。
感觉导演在努力营造出一种“格调”出来，不是那种假模假式的装腔作势，而是一群人融入自己的生活后展现出的一种舒适状态，但问题是整个圈层立在了精致有闲的小资阶级之上，导致整体显得有些失真。
段子手就别拍电影了，全是自恋小聪明，整体啥不啥，全片唯一真实的地方是男女主微信聊天的文字。
绝大部分电影都是有时态的。比如看港片，《八星报喜》《精装追女仔》《赌神》都是过去时，《智齿》《浊水漂流》《拆弹专家》是现在时。我特意去学习了一下关于这片的讨论，发现无论是正方还是反方，尤其是激烈抨击此片的，都没太理解片里吴越说的三个字“过去式”或者被那看画的路人甲文艺中年重复了一遍的"过时”到底指的是啥。拍片的人是不是心里有数呢，也许是宁愿做梦吧。当年老崔有句著名的歌词“不是我不明白，这世界变化快”，执迷于校准片中生活与人物或者为其辩解的，不是沉浸于还活在过去的错觉里，就是还没分清此时到底是过去还是现在吧。
一个中年离异男，一会想搞画展，一会想睡中年离异女，一会给中年离异女带娃，一会想跟中年女大款胡搞，一会想掺和儿子的恋爱，一会被修鞋匠忽悠，一会被老妈不停的骂十三点，一会跟好朋友翻脸，最后好朋友死了，画展也办成了的故事。没有主线，人物混乱，没用的纸片人众多，内容全靠水词堆砌，拍摄去导演化，基本是个电视剧拍法，从头到尾也不知道到底要说什么，结尾还突然跳线到了男二号身上，男二号成了核心焦点，还拿索菲亚罗兰开了个李春平的玩笑，也不知道跟男一号有什么关系，十分莫名其妙。如果不是这些好演员，大概这个混乱叙事，这个电视剧拍法，结果可能不会像现在这么好。
不知所云
爱情在哪？神话在哪？也就只有索菲亚罗兰扣题了（这是诽谤）。。。
有种欧洲文艺片的气息，普通生活里也有画有艺术有电影。人到中年还是想交心想爱或被爱，人与人的关系也可以在不同定义之间游走，再怎么不在乎借着笑话说出来的话也可以是流泪的真心。这种生活流的群戏国产片真是稀缺，再加上沪语加持更是块瑰宝。
由于平原上的火焰撤档，所以才临时看这个，但是真的超出预期了，年近五十的人也可以好浪漫啊
但都没有关系，作为一部中产爱情小品堪称完美。况且人物够鲜活，意义和感受就自然产生了。
7.5 绝了。一个新人导演作品的城市电影触及了人生，爱情，政治，电影，艺术的多个命题，完成度相当之高，最后弄堂的就是全世界的戏谑表达也是有趣。电影语言稍有匮乏但瑕不掩瑜。
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