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
《安妮特》都能让卡拉克斯拿戛纳最佳导演，那LMM不是应该拿金棕榈了？
脆弱、神经质都有了。秒针走动的声音也贯穿全剧。但是剧情太跳跃了，经常进不去。
作为歌舞片，本片是绝对“好听”的，好听到爆的那种！
新年第一部电影。看着Jon和Susan就想到Mia和Sebastian，然后想到加菲和石头姐，更加意难平，就算不能在一起，能不能再合作一部音乐剧？
叙事没有什么新颖之处 但情绪推动到位了 给加菲比心♥
p.s. 加菲，你还有多少惊喜是朕不知道的！
加菲尔德在这里跟个老太太一样。
Great boring voices and really shitty music…..一分给声音、一分给真情，音乐是真的难听………
30岁时最好也最让人绝望的一句话就是：你很棒，继续加油。加菲的造型太像大山了
本来开始对这种励志歌舞片不感兴趣，看的时候发现这时音乐剧《吉屋出租》的编剧乔纳森·拉森。片子以30岁生日的节点引发人生焦虑，但乔纳森35岁就因为主动脉瘤猝然离世了，知道这个设定也就时片名《倒数时刻》的意思，看似是喜剧歌舞，讲的是人生的困惑，而且实在生命最后的时刻。同时电影的剧本也出自乔纳森之手，记录了他创作、与恋人因人生规划不同而分手、好朋友感染艾滋病等等故事，处于对创作的追求和对生活的热爱，乔纳森后来把身边同性恋朋友、艾滋病话题写入了《吉屋出租》。片子的主题、表演都没问题，因为是展现个人创作历程，穿插了太多励志和困惑交替的表达，中段时有点看的泄气了，故事表现性没那么强，最终没能完全打动我，和《爱乐之城》比可看性还是差了些。
终于看到一部94届奥斯卡不垮的了。凡妮莎·哈金斯唱的一首歌还是不错的。
十足的艺术，已打动不了人心——我们在《库布里克谈库布里克》时就曾指出：二十世纪所有形式的艺术的某种失败就是对完全原创的痴迷。创作上的准确即艺术上的失误——呈现失误，艺术。呈现准确，套路。呈现套路，魔术。照「艺术家」木心的话说，舞蹈、体操、武术，呈显出来的肢体之美是有意的，劳动、工作、休憩中人体构成的美是无心的，特别美，富诗意——显然，音乐剧电影《倒数时刻》试图通过电影媒介呈现「音乐剧创作人」拉森激荡又短促的生命轨迹。事实上，他严重依赖舞台和言语创作的音乐剧是失败的，而最终胜利的是他一遍遍的行动。影片令人感动之处也是艺术家与艺术舞台上的缪斯分手、年轻人与生活里的伙伴告别这些极富诗意的无心、无奈之美，是一个人、一群人「Over and over and over」劳动、工作、休憩中人体构成的美。
这部传记音乐剧给安德鲁很好的预订一个奥斯卡奖项。关于青春励志，关于爱情友情事业，关于答案…
受不了打鸡血的男主从头至尾的亢奋劲，浮躁的表演让一首连着一首的励志MV变成了的浅薄的毒鸡汤集。 8.2/5.19万 短评1.94万 %75/20/5 【IMDb7.5/9.4万，全球票房11.27万美元】
不错啊，不过可能更多才华来自原版音乐剧？加菲我觉得演的很好，艺术家的癫狂，还有一点可爱。不要看到一点不太写实的表演就说演的太过，是适配电影风格的。
之前不知道是音乐剧改编，没有落入纯音乐套路就算挺成功的了。故事层次分明，有几处视角交替设计还挺巧的。Sunday那段找一堆名角大合唱有点太浮夸了
本片的片名来自他的另一部同名音乐剧，虽然我不太爱看音乐舞蹈片，但这部电影里的表演和歌曲还是挺有感染力的，因为他的歌曲内容大部分来自他自己的生活，所以他的成功因此而改变了音乐剧的定义。
在很多部影视作品中，90年代总是显得如此具有悲情色彩。真的很喜欢rent的seasons of love，观剧时明明自己之前完全不知道这部剧的内容，听到这首歌时感觉全身毛孔都打开了。
传记歌舞片还是第一次看，感觉电影好像有意的回避那种“快闪式”编舞，大部分的歌舞场景都放在舞台排练或者独角戏，更有沉浸感和真实感，而且加菲唱歌居然这么棒！！惊喜
对音乐剧也谈不上兴趣
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