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剧情介绍
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 c hoir sin gs over a s hot of the cr own. El gar&#3 9;s 190 1 &# 39;Pomp and Circ umstance&#3 9; march is h eard during the diamond jubi lee cel ebration s and, as Vic toria& #39;s coffin li es in stat e, the f ilm concludes with Anthony Collins&# 39; stat ely music acc ompanied by t he text of Rudy ard Kipling&a mp;#39;s & ;#39;Le st we fo rget&#3 9;. Comb ined wi th the emotiona l appeal of scenes o f Victoria connectin g with h er & ;#39;ord inary f olk& ;#39;, this is stirring stuff . The film c onnects with contemporary ev ents of 19 38. The release of two cele bratory r oyal fil ms was intende d to boost publ ic affection for the monarc hy in the wake of Edward VIII& #39;s abdica tion. A nglo-German rel ations were an other touchy su bject. Wit h another war on the horizon, influ ential voice s wanted app easement, an d the f ilm could be seen to f it that a genda. Victori a herself was of mainly Germ an descent, n icknamed 'the g randmother of Europe&am p;#39;, wh ile Albert is a 'good German' , charmi ngly played b y Anton Walbr ook as a cult ured, decent m an. Sixty Gloriou s Years now seems undu ly forma l and rev erential. Had m ovies existed during Victo ria&#39 ;s reig n (they onl y emerged at the end) t his might h ave been th e kind of film produced. Unl ike Mrs Br own (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Vic torian' . Roger P hilip Me llor详情
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