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
Anais趁年轻又脱了一把 看着她穿着各种夏装在巴黎小跑就已经享受了 对主线主题反倒没有很在意 大概是在讲年轻敢闯跟着自己荷尔蒙走的小姑娘和年长稳重长辈的一段affaire吧 17/09/2021 UGC Velizy
“当我真正爱一个人的时候，我注意不到其他人，这根本不是关于道德的事情。”爱如果不具备这样暴力和伤害人的特质，怎么配叫爱呢。可是更迷人的却是艾米莉的克制和清醒：“你在我身上感受到的不是爱，而是幻想，你在我这里看到许多自己的投射。你说得对，我们应该真挚地去爱，但不要让爱挤占了所有空间，至少做点什么，做点你生活着的事。”
她奔跑，不停地奔跑，不是为了追求，而是陷入匮乏。她享受丹尼尔“会为我发狂”的庸俗快感，也在赤裸的爱欲面前臣服，于是她自诩“了无牵挂”。作家说得没错，阿娜伊斯的匮乏最终都变成了索取，任何对新的关系形式的体认，都成为了她武装自己的“荣誉勋章”，她并没有真正爱上他人，她爱着的是自身的匮乏，是自身欲望朝向另一半的某种想象投射。她总是想逃脱某种符号化的男性暴力，但除了面对肉体和欲望，她似乎毫无办法——所以她害怕幽闭，害怕亲密关系的正常形式，她并没有直面匮乏本身。她是伊卡洛斯，最后的牵手和拥吻也许并不是圆满，而是阿娜伊斯在被日光烧灼之前最后的激情。遗憾的是，影片也在这样的匮乏中结束。
女孩胜在于旺盛生命力中没掩饰自己那种迷茫和绝望 与此同时她坚定决心要自我成长
可爱的女主让一切套路都轻盈灵动，让一切反套路都顺理成章。Anais的存在本就是一种cross-border：幽闭恐惧症拒绝作为现代性产物的幽暗闭合的电梯，在延展、开放、纵深的楼梯恣意奔跑，打破空间的界限；接待韩国客人时，英语的官方介绍和法语的私人化碎碎念无缝切换，multilingualism的流动性被演绎到极致；最后小任性的I don't agree和热情的电梯拥吻，将现实的陈词滥调熊熊燃烧，与理想形象融为一体的Anais终于克服了幽闭恐惧症。
有时候觉得Anaïs好抓狂，有时候觉得爱本该是这样。
看的我瞳孔地震，不是開始以為是一部文青愛情故事一切都如同2倍速運動版的侯麥，沒想到是這樣的展開⋯是不是2020年之後 歐洲大陸這個女通訊錄故事要變得那麼普遍，還都是這種熱情衝的，我能理解你們的愛，平行母親那種我還更能同理一點，這個實在是，很難共情了
呼...最近是疲倦得说不出任何话来。太法国了，永远随心所欲不停奔跑奔跑，年上作家姐姐真是毫不扭捏，好喜欢，一句I don't agree就缴械投降被小朋友拐走嘎嘎
于是那天晚上
成熟的女人即便很心碎也能微笑着让你流着泪听她跟你讲分手。最后一幕真好，爱让人战胜幽闭恐惧症。❤️
阿娜伊斯是有活力，有生命的人。这可以是爱的源泉，也可以是更多美好生命故事的源泉。Don’t waste it, and more importantly, find your own vivid part. I mean, 创造，创造你自己的爱情和人生。
哈哈又是一个世界上最糟糕的人啊，喜欢这样鲜活热辣的女性形象(≠讨人喜欢) 不要再深陷讨好型人格，做自己吧，哪怕是世界上最糟糕的人。
果然还是女性导演才更懂女性角色，太喜欢这里面这两个女性角色了。自己也曾像anaǐs一样，撒谎辗转于不同男性，只是因为“这不重要”；不停奔跑，却不知去向何处。但anaǐs遇到Emilie，我没有，而是成了Emilie，一个选择让创作而不是爱占据自己生活重心的人，去感受爱但最终是为创作注入活力的人。但Emilie最后遇到anaǐs了啊！羡慕anaǐs，她才是最能感受自己欲望的人物。这电影许多段落看得想流泪，但心情也好复杂…(in a good way)
当时装片风光片看的。所有人都把女主当作过客而不曾想过要永久在一起，因为他们知道女主自己都不知道要什么。她永远在追求一种不确定性。
满满都是夏天的感觉，树猴好可爱啊，可以养吗？
所以男人们安分一点啊，萝莉没捞着，老婆也没了。
女性之爱，沙滩的桥段真美，对成熟的女性可能也很难抵抗吧，结局印证了那句“C’est la vie”
整个感受就是轻快、热烈、浪漫、自由。我不同意💕 好勇敢、好洒脱不羁的性格🌹两个人都好美。一个热情似火的奔放，满满的夏日气息，一个温婉优雅，柔情似水。
前一大半不知道是演员还是导演用力过度的表现，产生了厌烦情绪，主要是三观上的，一旦厌烦就会给整个电影蒙上一层灰色滤镜，白白浪费了摄影师拍摄的非常漂亮的画面，最后一场分手好戏才又将电影拉回来，其实开头的表现是有点小小失控的，总体而言还不错，一部略带失控的电影，但结局很赞！
“我不同意”可以瓦解所有深刻的理智。就停在那刻，就让那扇门关上吧……
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