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
影片本身传达的女性觉醒价值观值得赞许，但是电影罗生门的讲述冗长难入戏，尽管Ridley老爷子为女权的发声令人敬佩，但没必要总选择悲壮的切入点。个人觉得老爷子本人并不真正懂得何为“女性力量”（参照最懂女性的导演阿莫多瓦）
最近努力早睡所以三个章节刚好分三天看完，反而给予了去品味的时间。在一个实然的真相框架下，各方分别改动一些细节作出有利于自己的陈述这点极为精彩与微妙，且从事后的记忆重构上来看，他们是真心实意的相信自己陈述的即为客观真相。第三章女性视角对真相进行了一种归总，让男性证词变得野蛮与可笑起来。女性人身的依附、在法庭上的荡妇羞辱乃至生命被如开玩笑一样的被捆绑，证明她们归根结底不过是男性的漂亮玩物。
男人的尊严，女人的哀歌。雷老爷子宝刀未老，朱迪·科默很不错~
+，这才是真的让人想说别拍了……手法太老式了。
很讨巧的手法！精彩的细节！女主演技真棒。所以直男视角里岁月静好的婚姻在妻子眼中竟然一地鸡毛嘛…最后的dual确实挺带感
汇集了我非常讨厌的两位男演员…明明讲的是当时代女性悲歌却有男人嚷嚷着这片打拳。男人的自我感动自作多情挺令人作呕的。贾克·勒·格里斯说自己多爱玛格丽特，提着裤子走人时说别告诉你丈夫你别说我也不说，太牛啦，这就是中世纪之爱。还有就是感觉三个主角换谁演都行，马特达蒙换小李子，马脸亚当换本阿弗莱克，没什么角色魅力可言。
emmm，如果为了女权而打高分的话，就不值当了，电影本身略显笨拙
个人年度十佳！斯科特老爷子功力依然精湛。两位男主最后的决斗，堪称近些年银幕上最令我牵肠挂肚提心吊胆的一场搏杀，然而，这份动容却不是为了场上的两人……
另想疯狂吐槽的是，这么干净这么瘦这是大本？？？返老还童了？？？为什么不用这副肉体拍蝙蝠侠？？？想起了《普罗米修斯》的法鲨，是不是金发就显白显年轻啊？？？
罗生门叙事方式演员是不是拍起来很省事，一组镜头多拍几个分镜就出来了。
这故事就是很像《无明逆流》，但我还是觉得它目的性太强了。既然你想玩儿罗生门那种叙述诡计，凭什么要把玛格丽特的视角强行认定为「真相」呢？这样就会让我怀疑你是在刻意制造性别对立。另外我的一个小私心，啾迪好美，如果这两个男人最后是同归于尽的话，解放女性的同时顺便再嘲讽一下宗教，多好。
自私暴躁的骑士丈夫，虚荣不自知“凤凰男”，以及处处被当作工具的妻子，三个人物，三个视角，层层递进。第三章真正从女性视角出发，展现了中世纪对于女性的压迫和桎梏，女人们永远只是男人追求财富和权力的工具，更有借古讽今的意味。虽然是部中世纪历史片，但我愿称之为真正的女权主义片
3.这电影真的太酷了！
她的好运气是万里挑一 勇气也是｜真实历史改编
3.5 虽然【真相】段落很不罗生门，但叙事很稳，内核也好，因为这所谓多数人被牺牲的文明，tm的令人窒息了。当然，比起大谜面，更令人疑惑的是，老司机居然是全片门面担当？？后来才知道，原来这个角色是大本来演的...好的打扰了...
三个视角，讲了一个法国潘金莲的happy ending的故事。血溅狮子楼，拍的精彩！
无与伦比的杰作，三幕细节的对比增添都非常绝妙，可惜放到现在的电影市场确实很难赚钱就是了。
以决斗始，以决斗终。场上的两个男人披挂整齐、杀气腾腾、一本正经的捍卫着所谓荣誉和正义，其实他们只是目光短浅、粗鄙无能、卑劣下流的配角而已，真正的决斗，是女主和封建霸权、世俗偏见的战争。虽然她的丈夫在决斗场上获胜了，但是其实在他自己的决斗中，她没有赢。但是，历史会铭刻。老雷又一部古装片，虽然没有《天国王朝》那般的史诗感，但充满人性关怀，假以时日会成为佳作
当然肯定没罗生门在视听上开创意义大，肯定也没角斗士或者天国王朝那么宏大，很多视听也很旧，但是这种雷德利斯科特永远都知道怎么抓人，永远忘不了在上影节看末路狂花现场有多嗨，谁能想象这片子在大银幕放会怎么样
耐心看进去前两段才能get到第三段的情绪和细节，所以要看完整，虽然没什么特别技法但也不失为佳作，老爷子不易，我大本到台前纯是来逗的
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