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
8.0 索金就像电影中那些接受审判的活动家们，他以文本的力量纪录着一切的不堪与罪恶，及其夹缝之间片歇许美丽，描绘出了六十年代复杂又混乱的派系，尤其是对嬉皮士改观了不少;同时这也是警示着当下的世界政坛，那些偏见与错误又在卷土重来。即使影像调度再平庸，群像表演层次不齐，有这样的剧本力度也就可以渲染出无限的情绪了，而且也能看出索金从他合作过的那些导演中偷学了不少剪辑，也致使最终的结果也是足以振奋人心的，在震耳欲聋的“whole world's watching”口号中加入这场未尽的斗争。（查了下wiki，发现Tom Hayden居然是Jane Fonda的前夫，感觉破次元壁了。）
原本以为很严肃（确实也很严肃）但tsn的味道很浓，两个最不正经、插科打诨并不合作的yippes是本片最严肃也是最理想主义的人。索金仍然擅长于拍摄庭审场面、对话和群戏，开头半小时很难不想到tsn。the power of speech在庭审场面几乎成了一个irony，无论是真实地黑豹党领袖噤声或是通过驳回动议来体现司法权力的滥用和亵渎。把真实的纪录片和电影画面、所有证人的视角和庭审剪切一起，女孩被击倒在星条旗上扯碎衣服时，暴力和非暴力的界限已经不再明确了。
一切的不公，至少还可以说出来。另外，美国警察的所作所为，看来和政体的意志是一致的。
“永葆热爱，永怀善良，永远温柔”仍然是我们面对残酷最好的武器。
割席的、伪善的、精致利己的假温和派 好好看看激进派们在做些什么！
簡單來說就是 911大背景下的微觀群像，除了歌頌團結之類的普遍道德之外也不吝著墨於racist gender之類的沖突，其實是挺典的美式主旋律不過真誠得足夠打動人心😭好想去甘德看看
近年来左派电影的高峰，犀利、高密度、痛快。左派的理想情怀再显得何不食肉糜，至少也有其可爱之处。对Abbie这位言必称Cultural Revolutuon的哥们很感兴趣，在一个不可说的年份自杀了。唯一不美的是，最后对那句以血还血类似的话做了“非暴力”的解读，过于牵强，还是往后缩了。这里得引用教员名言：XX不是请客吃饭，不是做文章，不是绘画绣花，不能那样雅致，那样从容不迫，文质彬彬，那样温良恭俭让。XX是暴动，是一个阶级推翻一个阶级的暴烈的行动。
几位主演的表现都可圈可点，开场几分钟就构建好了被主审的五位的人物弧度。最令人印象深刻的是里朗斯扮演的辩护律师，预定奥斯卡最佳男配角提名。
有意思的是这些不成气候的“革命者”一个两个还能上审判席，而马丁路德金和马克西姆这种却连审判席也上不了。说明美国政府更清楚那些是疥癣之痒那些是心腹大患。
疫情的时候在b站看过
把生命简化成名字，这就是战争的意义，唯有在战争期间，杀戮才被舆论认同，好莱坞依然过于鲜明的价值观输出，this is a political trial, this is a propaganda film，
剧作完整，结构工整，表达准确。单项看提供的都是正确选项。但放在一起做为一个两个半小时的电影，也因为各项的准确变得沉闷乏味。当然zhengzhi意义上的东西另说哈。
完全可以想象一部分日常唾骂XX的人，在看完这部片后的高潮状态。六十年代特殊时期背景下的特殊案件，放在当下看，本质上也不过是另一种政体下模式化的洗脑片。不喜欢的原因在于，创作视角极其狭隘，对于事件本身并没有全角度的客观呈现，而是带着鲜明的主观立场，对政客和公检法系统中的部分败类极尽刻画，来强调放大这场政治审判的无耻，来宣扬抵抗主义的英勇，来高唱自由民主的赞歌。再说影片本身，除开头一段略惊艳外，形式框架中规中矩，密集的语言输出犹如子弹，对话中穿插回溯拼凑完整故事线，都是导演的惯用套路。整体上只能说是部还不错的政治作业，但完全算不上什么特别佳作。顺便，通过这部电影也完全可以了解，为什么在某些国家或地方的某些人对警察的印象会如此负面了…
本想着看着睡了，没想到一口气看完了，只有震惊，感动，艾伦索金的剧作和导演水平都是好莱坞顶峰级的 全世界都在看着
喬說那時他在芝加哥公車上遇見過William Kunstler，向他表達了敬意，就在七人案審判期間。比照如今…一言難盡。
我记得第一次看是在第一次艺考的那个冬天看的现场盗摄版，北京下了初雪，我躲在被窝里看这部剧，心里充满了对舞台的向往，然后情不自禁地流泪，至今我仍然觉得小成本音乐剧的成功典范就应该参考它，绝妙。
对白如子弹，剪辑如利刃，索金不给与观众任何喘息的机会，切莫松懈与退缩。电影收纳这场过去的伟大战斗，又在今天将其精神重释于世间，这是带有革命诉求的左翼运动纽带。举起坚定的拳头，无论那时还是此刻，我们都格外需要和迫切。“全世界都在看”，牺牲不会白费，敌人不会长久，请坚信。
History repeats itself
言之谓民权主义的抗争与反击，我更愿意将其视作面对铁一般的国家机器的殊死反抗，无畏却有力。理想主义难憾，国家资本亦是难堪。这节奏掌握的真他妈好啊，明明是纪实题材，却拍出了更加戏剧化，富有冲击力的影像，这可比软绵绵的PR左翼鸡汤得劲太多了
hello to whoever you are
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
