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
完全的炫技之作，这种比NTLive更电影话的形式完全看观众观念，无论喜欢或讨厌两极如何看待，都不耽误主创们过把瘾。入围什么奖不要认真地追求结果，只是学院在告诉世界自己的假开放假包容。稍有意义的问题也许是～～少数裔演员饰演麦克白能接受，白雪公主为什么不呢？
【明天，明天，再一个明天，日子一天天过，直到时间尽头，我们所有的昨天，不过是替傻子们点亮了通往死亡的路，熄灭吧，短暂的烛光。】悲剧。
與其吃力不討好地仿古，拍成科恩兄弟擅長的黑色喜劇不是更有意思嗎？
【2022Movie02】麦克白的悲剧（2021）。莎士比亚的戏剧一直想看却没有看，从这部电影来看还是挺有趣的。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
啊啊，摄影真的牛逼哄哄，但是感觉演员的表演状态和形式都太轻松了（。）普遍配不上这种本来应该神棍兮兮的怪邹邹的风格。。感觉还是导演失策（）果然看莎翁还是在舞台上更合适吗……
众所周知，科恩是黑泽明粉丝，黑泽明是莎翁粉丝。所以这部电影是不是透过的布层有点多了，反而费劲。
科恩妻子劝科恩兄弟决裂，对照麦克白的悲剧。
NYFF59 Opening Night｜50年后Frances再演麦克白夫人｜很舞台剧的一部电影，传统又不传统。拍得有个性，演得也有个性，but not my type…
肃杀凛冽的氛围感，极简主义的舞台布置，科恩四比三画幅的颠覆性尝试被过亮的画面大煞风景，本身依赖剧本的他失去了原创力的黑色幽默，又几乎照本宣科地改编剧本，注定原本莎翁独到的戏剧性变得寡淡无味也拖沓无力，闭上双眼仿佛多台复读机同频共振或磁带里毫无感情的课文朗诵。
好无趣呀科恩为什么要拍麦克白？在剧情无创造的情况下，比角色更出戏的真的是口音。布景、运镜和表演都在全力为舞台剧感让位，电影感极弱。对麦克白夫人的塑造非常失望，居然全靠发型衬托心境。
像是戏剧，但又有不同于戏剧（即电影）的表现手法。场景很宏大，但近景又看不太出。
绝佳的美术和氛围营造使本片充满了电影感，但故事和人物刻画都不足，演员表演上乘。
我本来是去看电影的。当我在电影院被折磨得死去活来时，才意识到自己被黑了。
今年颁奖季里唯一用对了黑白影像的电影，视觉层面在努力挣脱已经乏善可陈的文本，这大概是仅有的亮点，剩下大段大段的念白配上舞台剧的风格就只能狂翻白眼……
摄影和转场太好了。看科恩拍莎翁，总觉得里面人物会干出奇怪的事情hhhh
虽然不是烂片，但是这风格，那么有我最喜欢的丹泽尔，也看不下去了
形式上做到很多了
两星半。这个文本到底还能怎么拍？这一版除开摄影和美术还有多少能看的？不过女巫的形象设计还是蛮令人印象深刻的，说起来我一直很好奇莎剧中的预言与当时不列颠岛上政治话语场的关系。
莎翁剧到底适合什么样的影像表现形式？室内+黑白+多象征
3.5 视觉效果很喜欢，布景和灯光太美了，这版的女巫令人惊叹，但导演是科恩兄主演又是这种级别的卡司，以为剧作在改编上会有更深层次的挖掘，结果真的只是还原了《麦克白》，并且也偏向于戏剧风格，让人怀疑时至今日这种程度的电影版改编是否有必要。
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