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
美国中产知识分子反思“自我”和“母职”矛盾的故事，切入点很西方，这在中国大多数女性思维里是不存在的问题。电影用平行叙述的方式展开，散落了很多潜意识的碎片剪辑，奥利维娅·科尔曼表演的不错，是一部真实且话题严肃的电影。不过越真实越显得过于像日式的“私小说”，对有触动的人效果增幅，对深处电影话题探讨外的局外人观众很可能无感。三星半。
同為埃倫娜費蘭特的原著改編，故事在某程度上正好與第三季《我的天才女友》裡的情節和處境構成了呼應，也可以當做是費蘭特筆下一以貫之的、毫無矯飾的、願意暴露剖析負面/陰暗面的真實女性形象在大熒幕上的呈現。Maagie Gyllenhaal將細膩的心理情緒和張力處理得很好，Olivia Colman更是獻上了無與倫比的精彩表演（ Jessie Buckley也不錯）。
剧作出彩，整体完成度极高的处女作，闪回呈现甚至比幻化的“现实”当下更为细腻。
本可以成为一部隐秘微凉又掷地有声的凯莉·雷查德电影。所有闪回都是多余的，应该通过破碎的当下揣测过去（哪怕是恶意的），而非目睹完整的过去反过来证实当下。科尔曼这个表演啊，拳打梅姨剑指科恩嫂了。
真的糙。下载的版本还是个粤语配音版。。高捷迷人，出来混就要跟高捷这样的大哥，陈浩南山鸡哥不行。配乐也棒，林强和罗大佑合唱《皇后大道东》，炫酷。
欲買桂花同載酒，終不似，少年游。
半个月的下载没白废,悲壮的黑帮少年题材电影,写实的程度让人揪心
一个女人忘不掉的情绪，在感情处理上暗流涌动危机四伏
少年不要太冲动，在外地没有亲戚保护的情况下，还不知天高地厚，结果出事了。
nyff看完Q&A才发现Jake Gyllenhaal带着小女友坐我后面🤭！！圆满了
扣曼演得实在太好了，浑然天成，毫无表演痕迹。
不得不说的是，罗大佑和林强《皇后大道东》的Live在如此糟糕的画质依然穿透力max，比故事本身精彩多了。
孩子就是女人的枷锁，有了孩子后还想追求自我的女人再狠心也必然会有强力的负罪感，但不好意思，男人是绝对没有的，继续理所应当的追求自我。
其实电影主旨是我们一直所缺少的，这个世界不停的在夸大“母亲”这个角色的伟大，去歌颂和赞美，却又给“母亲”戴上一个个沉重的枷锁，不断地施压和道德绑架。我们不断重复着二胎三孩，不断歌颂着伟大，从根本上就忘记了“母亲”这个角色是由人所构成的，是有自己的感情和想法的，而不单单只是生育工具和理应伟大的。
惊悚！ 我敢再看一次的话，我给自己打五星。
说不出来哪里提不上劲儿。恐婚恐育宣传片不需要把这点事翻来覆去拍那么长……
玛吉拍的真不差，没看过费兰特原小说，原小说应该也是意大利式的，所以本片的观感有些些奇怪，有些地域文化的模糊性，这是对原故事改变为剧本还不够细致的处理之处。老演员的班底，情感的表达十分出色。剩下的就是费兰特的这个故事，依旧很费兰特视角的一个反省故事，网上常说的孩子生下来又塞不回去了，逃走的母亲，然后这种逃走却依然是一辈子不可挽回的伤害，对自己对孩子皆是。不是一味的恐婚恐育，在这样的故事里，应该无性别的每一个人都去反省如果选择了婚姻、选择了生育怎么过好这辈子还是不可控制的自我毁灭这是个很难去决定的话题，我们看似一直在用爱为借口或者以家庭为载体去解决问题，而个人的自由呢是被家庭的硫酸溶解了还是所谓的家庭责任绑架，费兰特的问题太尖锐，作为男性视角去看有很多被男性忽视的女性阴影让我也很恐慌我是否如此？
过于单线条，没有太多隐秘的可深挖的东西，过去的画面多到毫无必要，不如在恰当时机做成闪回。
2022-7-9
结尾解释了前面所有的混沌，意味深长的结尾。里面铿锵有力的插曲仿佛也像是一只有力的大手想要安抚迷茫的少年……
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