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
最后很感人，高人应该再擅长沟通一些，蠢太和高人，都没有安全感
两个人的爱升华了，但想看h的lsp没福气了（风格上来说还是更喜欢之前那种h和搞笑兼具的爽文，让这俩人搞纯爱多少有点假正经
或许没tv版过瘾，但是有的看我表示很满足！
看著看著也就忘記了再沒有字幕翻譯角色偶爾的對話溝通。手背上的脈膊跳動，以及最後迷霧裏從遠方轉來的吶喊。洞內探見了盡頭，洞外牧羊人生命得到了延續。
#BJIFF2021#感谢北影节能够这么短时间引进一部国际影展的新片，科技与艺术感并存，杜比全景声对于对象的定位使艺术电影的魅力也被如此发掘，静止的画面与移动的声音对象，当人们静下心观看影片时，一切都变得有意义了。利用声音一轨到底的剪辑画面，流畅有度，对照关系很明确，原住民与外来者的离去与新生，最终混合纠缠在雾气中。必须在全景声影院静心观看的电影，绝妙的体验。
寡淡的剧情/爱情
燃烧的杂志残页像是人类文明的火炬，在洞中一点点向前延伸，建立起新的坐标和根据地。
实际上表意非常清晰，就是一个关于“入侵”的故事。影片中小城镇被美国文化的入侵，探险队对于洞穴的入侵，病痛对老人的入侵，三者是互文且被刻意的用蒙太奇手法并置的。作者对人类的探索欲与征服欲进行了深层次的思考，并且得出了一个非常虚无主义的结论：征服与探索的终点必然是灭亡，死亡与探索的终结，电视上的美国歌舞与洞底燃烧殆尽的美国杂志，以及最后那场吞噬一切的雾，是非常文学且工整的对位。整个观影体过程如同一场冥想，半睡半醒间洞穴内的镜头甚至在主观形成了更为抽象的影像体验，上一次有这种体验还是锡兰的《小亚细亚往事》。
虽然爱会让人变得脆弱，但希望有一天我也能找到我的宝物。剧情虽然略显俗套，但属实让人非常心动了。
啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊看完了家人们非常的好看 呜呜呜百感交集了今天也是为爱感动的一天
真会玩，果然人活着就是为了———🙈。（ps.舞蹈真的能画出来就好了
虽然很喜欢高人和准太这一对！！但是有被跳弗拉门戈尬到哈哈哈
与你相遇的这个奇迹，是这样残酷，又是如此美丽。
看的时候感觉生命力被一点点抽干，却又在听到片尾迷雾里老人的唤羊声时突然涌出……
故事比想象中一般，跳舞的片段让人看着摸不着头脑，只能靠台词感受水平参差，虽然有几段小福利，但我还是更喜欢原来动漫里的氛围更让人心动。亮点应该在于有爷爷这样有魅力的美人新角色。
🆘我好想看副线cp啊！制片人那对啊看着好香啊！！！被结尾的戒指感动到了一下下😢（顺便想看舞台。
#BJIFF21# 一直觉得这种片的意义就是让大家在影院不知不觉睡着，反正最后都是归于一团迷雾。作为北影节最后一场达到效果了
是如此悲傷 卻如此美麗』
还可以，制片人那个引人遐想，男主祖父年轻时候是真帅，受受每次都很弱势有些有些缺乏主动，剧情没那么在意了
一个关于深入到地球母腹的故事，也是关于科学、测绘、地理学如何对人类认知边界进行探索的故事，同时是一个关于乡土幽暗的神秘世界遭遇现代文明的故事，在洞穴上空传送的足球，洞口睡着的人，从洞中像在肠子中一样穿行的过程，有很多可以流畅地转化为隐喻，精神分析的，科学的，但是导演选择了文艺片式的白描。这个故事让人想到凡尔纳的《地心游记》，在中国的土地上，很多村庄也有类似的故事。在科学工作者的介入下，不可见的洞穴被在素描本上画出了最初的路径，其实也是一个博尔赫斯式的故事。
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