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
最符合现实的情况，应把孩子让最后那家人收养，能出得起高价那势必家庭条件还不错，而且通过几场戏也表现了那对受养人的道德素质还是可以的，虽然有点趋于完美人设，但导演的目的其实是为了让主角团陷入两难罢了。
特地来看IU的，整部电影很是枝裕和，节奏比较慢，有些剧情不知道想干嘛，看到快睡着了，海景的拍摄就很海街日记，画面风格挺清新的。IU演孩子他妈戏份很多，从头到尾都有她，全程看脸了，很喜欢这个有点酷酷的坏女孩造型，低音讲话很好听，还有难得看到粗口骂人的丽丽哈。剧情真是无法理解，坚持把孩子生下来却要遗弃，跟着两位掮客卖孩子，一路还被裴斗娜扮演的警察追案。把孩子生父杀了之后自首了也就判三年？跟姜栋元的纯爱感情线发展也有点莫名其妙，下雨的话记得带伞去找我，结果也没找啊？宋康昊的演技也没表现出来，整体也挺平淡的，最搞笑的是小男孩，添加了几分活力，小婴儿的眉毛被吐槽挺可爱的，临时组建的家庭轮流照顾孩子，孩子妈念着每个人的名字说“谢谢你来到我身边”，能够相遇就是种缘分吧。镜头拍摄很喜欢用相似场景专场，裴斗娜
等待太久而略感失望，设定上很像东京教父x小偷家族，仍是是枝裕和擅长的关注一些不被爱的人，叙事方面却平淡无新意，甚至觉得宋康昊也没什么特别表现就拿到戛纳影帝。
6.5分。当年怎么看《小偷家族》的，如今就怎么看本片。好多桥段真的是一个模子压出来的。不过这种设计我就只服气《东京教父》，其他总觉得缺口气。特别是本作，男主都已经是掮客了，经手的孩子没一百也起码八十了吧，竟然还能这样关心每个孩子？这种也太虚假了？？整体一般吧。
20220710 五个陌生人的公路旅行，还是有点缓慢，水土不服，大饼脸只能算正常发挥，没什么不一样！
继承是枝近年来非血缘亲情和失意者温情的主题，一段犯罪情节剧嵌入其中，配以一些快餐式的批判输出。多亏是枝的笔触，这些欠缺巧妙的设定没有崩塌，我们依然可以较平静地对待这个浮于表面的当代童话。
“有时候我会做梦，梦见下很大的雨，把我的过去全部洗刷干净。梦醒了，雨还在下，但我还是一如往昔……”
作為是枝的電影應該是後段那檔。依然是細膩的，演員們也恰如其分，包括電影新秀的李知恩。宋康昊演這角色可說是信手捻來了吧。但整體有如一個童話繪本，用過度溫情的畫筆掩蓋了現實斑駁的底色...剛好最近美國墮胎權議題沸騰，這部片看著也是有點尷尬，我想，他大概是太理想主義了吧...謝謝你的出生，但沒有羽星幸運的那些被拋棄的孩子願意經歷這些嗎?
仍是是枝裕和，没有水土不服。但面对这样尖锐的社会议题似乎温柔了些，全片几位主要角色更像是为剧本服务的工具人，只为凑成类似《小偷家族》模式没有血缘关系的“一家人”。最后结局像是改的国内院线版，太美好了点吧...
虽然是枝裕和的电影尚未悉数看完，但感觉大多数都在围绕非血缘关系组建而成的家庭展开的。所以我好吃这一套。
是枝裕和一贯的风格，再次聚焦底层小人物的善良与无奈，从一个弃婴，娓娓道来。音乐和画面一流，但故事太多，到处都是联系，无法面面俱到，就会让观众觉得抓不住重点。第一幕我差点觉得是《寄生虫》续集。宋康昊早就值得一座戛纳影帝！
又抛出一个伦理问题，相当敏感了。可以选择不堕胎，但反堕胎还弃婴加杀人结局如此童话，感到不适。
不知為什麼讓我想起陽光小美女，一架貨van裡發生的旅途故事
3.5 及格之作，是枝裕和稳定输出，高光时刻是边缘人感谢边缘人的出生。
以是枝裕和的标准，这一部显出平庸和疲态。熟悉的社会议题和抱有对人性的善意和温情，抛出问题的探讨并不急于给出主观结论。就像片中裴斗娜和IU对孩子生与不生的不同看法，没有标准答案。抛开出身背景，我们都“谢谢你出生到这个世界”。
是好电影，但却不是是枝裕和的好电影，依然是标志性的细腻温情，相互搀扶拯救，但相较于之前的作品，却太轻太浅，可以理解为低配版《无人知晓》+《小偷家族》。
然而这位日本导演，却将辣白菜更换成酸中透着甜的福神渍。人世间纵然辛酸却总能苦中作乐。舒缓的治愈，是日本电影爱好者的最爱。
是枝裕和总是能轻易地把观众引到警察体制的对立面
是是枝裕和的风格，但不够韩国的黑！
“拟似家族”模板套韩国演员，处处都能看出对演员表演的不自信，用各种镜头戏法掩饰关键段落的演员表演。剧作上给人物上了太多道德保险，用一堆“迫不得已”来妄求观众理解，可要知道情感真实这回事并不止于对白、段落的啊。所谓的“孩子”只是道具，“孩子的幸福”只是虚伪的道德崇拜，剧作越保守越背离情感。《晨曦将至》比它好一万倍。
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