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
我承认有时通过对时间线的剪辑会让电影精彩纷呈，但影片开始就剪到这么乱，乱到对人物关系建立缺乏根基，对事件理解存在迷障时，反而会觉得这些所谓技巧有碍观瞻。
特别简单的一个片子，说悬疑推理什么的都谈不上。大概也就一个短篇故事的内容量，单薄了点。但是拍的还行，几个阶段的各种穿插回忆时间线非常清楚。让我充分认清了，对……我就喜欢派派现在最成熟的这个阶段。最大的问题是我觉得这俩人真的不来电，cp感差点
一段情、一份爱，直叫人生死相许啊！以为是个谍战、悬疑片，结果是成了小成本的爱情片，呵呵……
他被组织背叛反过来背叛组织只因为了拯救爱人；她不明白他为什么背叛；他不明白她为什么出走；查找内鬼的过程很像英国电影《锅匠，裁缝，士兵，间谍》；最后爱人死在怀里的情节又很像《麦克白》。全片克制、冷静，又是一部片名被翻译耽误而导致低分的作品。
其实镜头感不错的电影，但这样的love story，emm。。。
本来想给两星的，但是由于跨年那天商场实在没得可玩了，不得已花了七十块的夸张高价选了一个不太优秀的位置，感觉被割韭菜割的彻彻底底，因此减一星
标准流媒体电影，剧情经不起推敲，剧本偷懒想当然，只靠设定的噱头和明星骗人，最后强塞个反转完成任务。
在爱人面前，派派选择了眼前的爱人，背叛了组织。
我会不会毁完身边红娘也不曾不靠牵线系上红绳。
太多名字了……维也纳任务……宝刀未老……旧伤新恨……
但亲爱的那并不是爱情…还很突兀的加了段床戏，各种莫名其妙。
短小的故事，巧妙的安排，有点意思。只不过开2.5倍速依然觉得拖沓。
反转的很温柔，通篇场面异常温和，使人昏昏欲睡😪
反转还不错，6.5是值得的吧，4星鼓励一下。
一部CIA叛谍情史，披着谍战外衣的爱情片。最后气氛渲染的真可以，不禁为之感到无奈和伤感。
老情人老同事最后的晚餐，针锋相对，互诉衷肠，镜头和剪辑将悬疑值拉满，中年版克里斯真是将气质狠狠怼人脸上，唯一让人不觉得不合适的就是两位演情侣是真的不搭。
这个世界有一部分矛盾就是功利主义和个体之间的冲突，无解，最后往往是小丑竟是自己。叙事力度掌握的不咋滴，床戏有点抢镜，虽然我不反感
经典老梗命题:飞机要爆炸了，你媳妇和100个乘客你救谁？
一星分别给我喜欢的两个主演。不是演得不好，而是花两个小时演这么一个故事完全没有必要。放给某些人十分钟就演完了。一下子衬托出那些优秀的短片如此难得！
看似精彩的反转，紧张的对立，背后却是经不起推敲的逻辑
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