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
虚实梦幻，立意高远，血雨之下，我们是自己人。为了更多的选择。
黑白色调凸显战争的残酷，战争越残酷则显得人性越温暖，对比之下更觉得挺进师精神的可贵之处，致敬英雄，学习挺进师精神！
夸吧夸吧，去电影院看到的都是这样的电影你就高兴了
Bgm跟心跳同频，把激动的心一直吊着，从头至尾都很沉浸。
一部值得二刷的电影，影片中有许多意象是表达耐人回味，水中幻觉、树林幻觉，蛇与烟雾等等，第一次看战争片需要注意这么多细节
群像塑造的太好了，就连俘虏也有着自己的故事。
女性视角很出色，切实地感受到了乱世之中女性的那份坚韧，“我是土方岁三的妻子”和最后在雪中等来的是土方的遗体这两幕太催泪
犯了一大堆歷史人物傳記片的致命錯誤，同時節奏快到我完全看不懂劇情在演啥，這也算是新型態日本歷史片類型解鎖了吧😂😂。片長2小時半，本以為是節奏很慢的歷史片，殊不知節奏快到像是開1.5倍速在講故事，後面完全放飛自我，你看你的我演我的，拍的流水帳同時敘事又可以放飛自我到完全不讓觀眾跟上節奏，是原先初剪拍太長，所以乾脆調倍速濃縮成2個半小時嗎？不過倒是看到不少春季日劇檔的演員參與其中，山田涼介、松下洙平、柴崎幸、客串的柄本明，查了一下導演正是5年前拍出關原之戰的原田真人，是關原之戰拍的太沉悶，所以這部片就改用趕火車敘事嗎？這部片應該對熟悉日本史的人比較吃香，對一般觀眾來說根本大型車禍敘事現場。
还行吧，大家平分都好低。我得去蹲一本原著再看看！
我以前还真没看过明治维新这段的任何严肃作品。这部真的很好看啊，杀阵漂亮，剧情紧凑又不会让我看不懂，几个重要角色演得很出色。惊讶于评论区很多骂声。
黑白影像和长镜头的处理方式让我想起了匈牙利导演米克洛斯·杨索的《红军与白军》，虽然是看似枯燥的非商业表达，但画面却不会产生视觉疲劳，一是因为镜头一直是运动着的，很多镜头在游戏45度视角和平行侧视中调度，增强代入感同时保持了环境和角色直接的连接性。二是叙事上除了正常时间线，也加入了很多富有中国诗意禅宗的表达，让这部非主流主旋律的电影多了一些浪漫主义色彩。
流水账，两个半小时我都看的够够的了，导演还是没把自己想剪的全剪进来的样子。
先说优点，摄影讲究，音效丰富，打鱼小妹的吴侬软语好听，在杜比厅里看很沉浸。再说缺点，套一层黑白滤镜≠水墨化，吝啬台词≠诗意≠适合战争题材，相比起来还是《1917》看着舒服。综上，我愿称之为本届北影节最佳催眠影片。不伦不类的关系户电影，说主旋律不像主旋律，想表达人性也浅尝辄止，毫无理由的黑白色调，整个一个半小时折磨人的观影体验。
喊番号的时候眼泪直打转。信念的力量真的好强，可以不畏生死，不考虑武器差距
说实话，很失望
没有看小说就来看电影是我不对，至少也应该把八重看完再看这部，小哥戏份比想象中的多，已经满足了～
太流水账了…就连我这种对新选组和幕末比较了解的人都觉得剧情切的太碎了，如果对这段历史不了解的人看得更一头雾水了，整部电影也就池田屋事件描写的细一些，到后面土方死的时候都感觉过于潦草，之前看历史节目的时候土方把照片给小队员特别感动来着，电影里就啥感觉没有…
懷疑這是一部製作精良的夢女電影，帥哥卡司合集（爛人演爛人，最後下場悲慘），知道這些歷史人物最後的命運，表演還是很有緊迫感，池田屋那段混用古典樂很有意思，四個女性茶碗閒談中透露了背景信息，鏡頭的轉換也暗示了人物關係，我喜歡這段設計
就池田屋一段有点诚意，其他是加了爱情佐料的土方岁三流水账，很多新选组的大事件就是一句话带过。
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