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
那种纠结的心情特别的理解。性取向只是我们生而为人的一个方面而已，我们还有更多元的生命要素，因为一面而对我们的人生做全盘否定，认为我们是怪物的话，那只能是你挡着我们的路了。
领养领养领养!通讯录不会改变人的价值观哈哈
有喜有悲，有小心机有担当，这剧意外的很不错！真挺好的。
政治不正确下的政治正确。自己也跟女生在一起了所以很有感触，感谢这些发声。
我們這樣有多凄慘有多不被承認
隔壁印度都能拍这样的电影了 而我们连天空组都被隐藏了
印度能拍能播是不是离homo合法也不远了 我们要下个世纪吗
拿到龙标后仿佛太着急了，再加上今天深圳的限座令，只能说太难了深圳坂田的影视人（诶）
印度电影选题经常比较别出心裁，不过剪辑方面或许应当再做一些取舍，两个多小时的电影感觉有点冗长。好的方面是影片没有满足于讲个勇于抗争突破的爱情故事，而是描绘了形婚生活中要面对的各种问题，但是整体还是偏理想化，虽然写实但是又不够深入。
我承认，大多数汕头人都是不爱自己家乡的，不止是不爱，甚至骨子里轻蔑、嘲讽，对它的唯一认同，大概只有吃。但看了导演阿狼这4年的2部方言电影，真的能感受到有一些人是挺热爱家乡的，虽然同样身不在此。不可否认，那些深藏我们心底的“卑劣感”，也都一一呈现在影片中了，这就是我们留给外地人的刻板印象，但这就是事实。最喜欢的一点，导演并没有刻意美化家乡。——2022.4.30看完
BTW. “生来过然369”《见妈》还要埋《爸行》串片梗啊
1.“这种事为什么发生在我们身上呢？”估计这是大多数父母的心声吧。2.“之前结婚是因为你们，现在是因为法律”。电影很美好，生活很现实。
亚裔女孩和那个白人男孩选的不错 不然我真分不清楚
意外地非常不错！2022开年的爆冷黑马！潮汕方言的小成本电影，讲述在深圳打工的儿子带女友回家见父母的故事…
1恋爱、见家长、结婚……孩子们的婚姻是大部分中国家庭的头等大事之一。当这些事发生在潮汕家庭，又会有怎样的表现？
女主说的太对了，man who consider woman to be inferior beings！ 如果连为lgbt的权利去发生和抗争的自由都没有，不晓得要到啥时候平权才能被看到甚至落地。结尾一度看的热泪盈眶，这是2022年的印度片！
都是日常中会出现的对话。听着听着觉得，我也能学会讲潮汕话。
be yourself。冲破印度传统观念，时代和社会的进步
有点惊喜。如果去台湾上映，这位潮汕妈妈值得一个金马影后提名。真的太真实了，现实里见过的闽南潮汕女人就是这样的……然后这个情节的主线也是一个真问题，身边太多这种因为媳妇是外地而被拆散的例子了。结尾确实有美化，电影嘛。
可是拍出来的确实很不错，或许这就是拍电影真正的意义吧！
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