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
Maggie初次导演的表现超出了我的预期，当然和演员的成熟功力也有关系，Olivia绝对值得再一个奥斯卡提名。同时也不得不佩服费兰特在女性困境方面的写作水平，看似普通日常的细节却能传达出直观的窒息感。
中间和女背包客以及和Nina的几段镜头太柔情太暧昧了，感觉她们在一起会快乐自由很多
自信利落與敏感脆弱並存，不僅是角色們，也是電影本身，更是Maggie Gyllenhaal一貫給我的感受，女性之苦、母親之苦被她用一種柔軟且殘酷的方式講述著，把光鮮果盤的腐爛一面揭開，可惜的是她沒能把糾纏愛女兒和愛自己之間的無奈堅持到底，結尾的釋懷與和解落了俗套。Olivia Colman和Jessie Buckley演得太好了，而我更喜歡電影的剪輯，奇妙的錯位感和恍惚感，讓人難以自拔。
女性题材刚好赶上了这两年的影展红利，女性导演处理女性角色也远比男性导演做的更狠，很少有机会在大银幕上看到这样的母亲形象。女演员转去做导演，果然在演员表演的状态上很出色，连来客串的阿尔芭·罗尔瓦赫尔都异常迷人，三位女演员的表演给这部电影加了不少分。导演的层面上其实就是行活，在剪辑的加持下，完成了一个节奏上很工整的作品，同时也带着不那么欧洲艺术电影的好莱坞独立电影套路。
为什么总是要用这样的故事来表现少年的迷茫呢？艺术只能是猛药么？
除了音乐，电影真的无聊，这俩货在哪个时代，哪个国家都是作死，不值得同情
为什么三十年前的事情还是要重复在十多年前的我们身上
费兰特对洋娃娃的意象很是执着了 女性为育儿被禁锢所丢失的自我与自由 然后再对自己想逃离去追随欲望的自私而自责 这样的痛苦对等吗
母职作为创伤性经历。今年两部女演员导演首作的视听风格似乎都明显着重于「亲肤感」，而这种亲肤感在体现女性生命体验时非常重要。
这两个少年，简单纯粹到在伍佰的少年吔安啦的歌词就可以写的明明白白，歌曲和电影是天作之合。
要拍燥郁、敏感、陷入困境的女性，找Olivia Colman简直是满分的答案 。想起另一则恐怖的生育寓言Yerma
版本太差了，糊得要死人臉都看不清不說，而且左聲道是粵語右聲道是閩南語，誒喲難受。敘事雜亂，完全和香港的古惑仔英雄化的江湖故事不是一回事。伍佰還叫吳俊霖時唱的主題曲很給力，完全台客風範。期待有修復版出來再好好看一次。少年吔，安啦安啦安啦....
情感做得太到位了！带小孩的时候快乐和崩溃并存，愤怒的时候会带着哭腔，暗暗会跟陌生人较劲，不用猜，男的应该不会理解。
台灣電影史的原聲帶top5。台灣第一部stereo。
头重脚轻 科尔曼将中年女性面临的焦虑与矛盾演绎的淋漓尽致 达科塔全程陷入五十度灰模式
终于看了，还是油管一位博主上传的最高清版本。由手枪开始的连环效应，在之后的台湾青春剧中也曾见过。总之好真实也好喜欢，配乐太棒了，本身也超级爱这首主题曲！
一个母亲的悔恨和救赎，以及不是所有人都适合也都准备好了为人父母。前面悬疑感做的还好，闪回也很丰富，后半段情绪和铺垫都不行，尤其结尾收的不好，因为离开女儿之后女儿的缺失导致结尾情绪出不来
喜欢诶。是我爱的很女性的、且文学性强的文本。三位女演员都十分出彩。极为钟意摄影风格，以及对“洋娃娃”这一物件的运用和隐喻太绝妙了。唯一觉得有所不足的大概是重复运用闪回填补人物故事，失去了一些想象的趣味，虽然剪辑还是很大程度上弥补了这一问题。过去和现在的故事单拎出来都很喜欢，有空要去看看原著。（看完深受启发！）
本来可以更好，向欧洲电影靠拢的那种好，但闪回的段落实在过多，让本来可以保有的若有似无的神秘及恍惚 和本可以留给观众去想象去填补去回味的部分，全部交给闪回固定死，失去了诸多韵味。变得很好莱坞。
OLivia is everything ~ 女性視角鋪天蓋地，可，普通大眾已經被培育完整的“男性角度”的敘事結構，起承轉合，情緒處理讓此類片無法走“更遠”。一些女創作者也許想的比大多數男創作者更多更深，更感性或者更不把觀眾當兒童。但，現實是殘酷的，只有抵抗現實，需要更多女創作者，流媒體買更多，電影院上更多。
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