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
想去看原著 “妥协是永恒的” lucian毁灭之前关于权利地位金钱的幻想是怎么拍的？我怀疑是躺在滑轨上往前划，然后有好多群演在上面伸手做动作。
巴尔扎克的小说改编，画外音保持小说风格，故事疯狂，而且喜剧色彩出乎我的意料，一个对于出版社的反讽，而且保持资本本身“粗俗和活力”，显然作者站在资本一边，对于贵族是非常反感的，主角失败了，就是这样。
全世界法语电影和画外音最配。问题是这种伎俩的画外音简直让导演成了废物。要你何用？全都靠说了还拍什么电影。印厂曾经也是浪漫的，手工永远比工业大生产有情怀。
阶级突破后得意忘形，打回原形，忘了自己想要什么！
-很古典？就说它匠气；
尽管老亨利归隐多年，但你大爷还是你大爷。标准的西部套路，迷惑的对手身份是亮点，只是没有足够的过瘾。蒂姆·布雷克在《巴斯特·斯克鲁格斯的歌谣》之后，神气范儿依然很正。
了不起的巴尔扎克，关于新闻的讽刺太应景了。本片也精心制作，不辜负名著。
哈哈，精辟～
巴尔扎克看穿了欲望的本质啊……一切的龌龊和堕落几百年没变过。有了巴尔扎克的文本，电影已经成功一半了
三星半。原著有两个人物，两个故事，电影只拍了吕西安这个。
3.5星 看完才知道是原著改编 那看来电影吸引到我的点可能就都是原著本身带来的东西了 或者说电影最成功的点在于让我对原著故事产生了兴趣 这种特定时代背景下的从无到有到无的故事总是不断重演 但各自也总是有着各自的魅力
這拍得也太依賴畫外音了。男主演老是歪著嘴笑看著不太聰明。
8.2
看约翰克利斯朵夫的时候就使劲儿想这个片名，终于翻到了。
他来过，他体验过，他厌倦，他失望，他走了。
改编自同名的著名长篇小说，十分值得一看。四星。
我能看懂这个故事
没有想象的这么好，节奏太慢了，2个半小时，最后我加速看的，讽刺的现象都是普遍存在的，一直存在的，毕竟是著作，当时这种事情可能还值得抨击，放在现在真是见怪不怪了。
谁能想到近200年后……娱乐圈 文学界和新闻界的还是一样 要不能是经典名著呢 “天欲其亡 必令其狂”
Every soul is for sale, for a price. 是巴尔扎克笔下的浮士德故事，是十九世纪的巴黎众生相，也是我们所在的世界。光论电影本身算不上佳作，但有巴尔扎克原著的功力在，人物塑造都不成问题，旁白有些多余（虽然是多兰念的）。但今天再看这个故事真真感到荒诞又现实，从新闻媒体诞生之日以来，它的角色就从未改变过……
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