详细介绍：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 ch oir sing s over a shot of the crown . Elgar&#3 9;s 1901 &# 39;Pomp and Ci rcumstance& amp;#39; march is heard du ring the di amond jubil ee celebr ations and, as Victoria &#3 9;s coffin lies in state, the film c onclude s with Anthony Collins&#3 9; stately music accompani ed by the text of Rudyard Kipling 's &# 39;Lest w e forget&a mp;#39;. Combi ned wit h the emot ional appeal of scene s of Victor ia connecting w ith her &a mp;#39;ordin ary folk&# 39;, this is s tirring stu ff. The film connect s with contem porary events of 19 38. The rele ase of two c elebratory roy al films was i ntended to boo st publ ic affect ion for th e monar chy in the wake of Edwa rd VIII 's abd ication. Anglo- German r elations were a nother touchy sub ject. With ano ther war on t he horizon, in fluentia l voice s wanted appeas ement, and the fil m could be seen to fit t hat agen da. Vict oria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed &am p;#39;the grandmoth er of Europe& amp;#39;, whil e Albert is a 'good German&am p;#39;, charmingly p layed by Anton Walbr ook as a cultu red, dec ent man. Sixty G lorious Years n ow seems un duly for mal and reveren tial. Had m ovies ex isted d uring Victor ia&# 39;s rei gn (they only emerged at the end) this mig ht have been the ki nd of film prod uced. Unlike Mrs Brow n (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so v ery &am p;#39;Victorian &#3 9;. Roger Ph ilip Mell or详情
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