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
一边看一边跟朋友吐槽，欧洲人还是矫情，这大house住着搁咱这儿妥妥人上人。看着看着还是妥协了，谁不苦呢？大house住着也是苦。Charlotte Gainsbourg真的是风姿矍铄，法国中年女人抽烟也太美了！
法国人真是太爱电影了，电影开场五分钟就不让入场，赶不上《鸟人》看《圆月映花都》也不亏嘛！看老电影、听广播、谈心、做爱，生活如水中碎月般毁不掉也抓不住。“我们曾以为瞥见的，我们的碎片，会由我们的梦来滋养。”原声太加分了。
另一种“漫游式”电影，就像站在一列户外地铁列车内看向窗外，城市以随机却有序的侧面从眼前滑过。巴黎可能就像欧洲的纽约，每个人都是旅人，每当停顿，就以结伴的方式在城市内进行“旅行”。
220706 【C+】应该怎么说呢，好看但又算不上是很喜欢的一类电影。也想找寻一个夜晚将足迹恒久停留在此地，不再眷恋逝去的时光，为还未到来的日子而舞蹈。影片对都市样貌与生活映像的书写近乎于导演的私人情结，其中最为美丽和接近梦幻的时刻都是由慵懒而随性的状态对外发散所形成，言语在此抽离效用而让位于切身的感受，人物形象在与环境的融合当中提炼出外化情绪的氛围，这时候你知道美妙动人的事情正在你的身边发生，就像闭上眼睛享受低沉柔和的嗓音将身心浸泡，在陌生的暖流中安心地睡眠并可以为之深感留恋。如此看来导演倒也不必如此执着的显示叙事的层次，增添情节动因的编排反而让整体观感显得繁复，无需借助言语的段落有多美妙相比之下映照现实的段落就有多么绵软。
Charlotte依然很美。好溫暖，如果Talulah沒有離開就更好了。我也有一本媽媽的日記…
没啥意外惊喜，但反正米夏埃尔艾斯的电影我能一直看下去
音乐打光不错，某种程度沉溺于状态而内容贫乏，但拍得温柔细腻特别能唤醒某些感受。最后母亲与女儿分享护佑她的“生育女神”好感人
之前看甘斯布挑CC的视频，好些电影都是“家庭电影”，可能不是什么经典，但蕴含着家族情感，对外婆或是小时候的生活印记。那是侯麦的演员，那是简伯金和瓦尔达家的名字，80年代真是如梦似幻。
米夏埃尔·艾斯又拿出一段缓缓流淌的时光，虽不似《阿曼达》轻盈、灵动，个别几处对八十年代的巴黎过分沉溺，但其余都是掏心掏肺的生命体验。无论是青春涌动的荷尔蒙、写诗的激情或是对电影的痴迷，都能在这部作品里找到对应。
夏洛特真的和小时候长得一模一样，我真的想在电影里看她和女人上次床。
音乐特别好听，复古且浪漫（是真的浪漫）。一个简单的相聚和分离的家庭故事，简单又温柔。夏洛特甘布斯演的电影，尺度大家都懂。
追忆巴黎的80年代。一直感叹景太美太美。#0715帅钰家
Les passagers de la nuit. 目光无法从夏洛特身上移开.
巴黎，夜，旅人，好喜欢那个大窗户，喜欢到想攒钱买个大平层的程度
啊，喜欢...我承认自己很吃这套怀旧手法，80年代，胶片闪回。主观喜欢的电影都是因为它带来了“联系”。一开头的巴黎地图就想到了《马克斯与拾荒者》，电影院放映着《圆月映花都》，街景和散步的感觉很像《宠坏的孩子》，还有里维特，它让我的脑海中观看的记忆一部部地也浮现了出来。电影院、广播台和图书馆，梦之场所。Charlotte Gainsbourg好美，和在《科学睡眠》里完全没有变化，有些脆弱又坚定，说话轻轻柔柔的简直像Jane Birkin..依旧是时尚master。就是一部很清新的片子，会很想跟爱的人一起看。配乐超好，音乐像被风吹起的透明纱帘，柔柔地，好好听啊，去找原声了...
寒夜里的慰藉，迷茫时的拥抱，无需过多的动机思虑，无需未来的远景构思。
Les passagers de la nuit
才发现女主妈妈是女性y者的主演，这么一看电影剧情就连上了
链接的碎片
家庭里的每个人都有自己的小世界与能量，但彼此的心又是能够保持开放与连接的
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