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
这次泪点在前段，一个头槌就出来了。把蜘蛛山和无限列车连上了，可惜蜘蛛山前少一部合集，能补做一部不？
《永不回头》、《柏林亚历山大广场》…德语区仿佛每年都会有部考验人耐心的”三小时”出现，只要打开，似乎不会后悔- -因为很难不被其中别致的气质所沉醉吸引，投入并不短的时间去进入这些故事。这部电影接过了它们的位置，也注定是段让人印象深刻的启程。独特的时代背景赋予其意义- -萧条之后，劫难之前，世界仿佛在变得越发疯狂；然而却依然抓住激情，于动荡中纵情，麻木、忘记还有燃烧。风格上的明晰也同样是更振奋的加成，这或许是“2021年也可以这样过去了”的昭示。
前半小时的叙事非常惊艳，可惜半小时之后又回到了正常的语言。整个故事并不复杂，但通过精致的画面呈现出了历史节点上一系列艰难的处境以及不同的选择。穿插的诗句是现代风格的体现，电影中这些文学语言的出现倒也恰到好处，不至于太尴尬。不过三个小时的时间对于主题而言显得有些臃肿，大可精简至两个小时。“活着只是侥幸，死亡才是必然”一句，导向人类命运终有一死的天生不幸，使法比安突然的死亡显得那么荒诞。不过德国的女演员怎么都一个气质啊？完全欣赏不来😅
最心疼男妓院老鸨，希望自己有筹码慢慢推出去赢得欢心，被拒绝之后直接塞钱也还是无济于事。|原来不止我一个人有这样的想法，去对方的家乡，重新认识一个人
忍姐姐quq 三只豆豆眼小妹很有萌点，不得不说，炭治郎这个意志力，不愧是主角！
对普通人来说，生活本身更有意义。大的历史背景下，人会生不由己，但随波逐流还是特立独行，是你自己的选择。
*活着只是侥幸，死亡才是必然的*读完试镜剧本，花纹玻璃隔着Fabian和Cornelia是今年最漂亮的love scene*不合时宜的人溺水死掉也不失为一个好选择，活下来也许更加痛苦*莎妹和希林小天使的床戏太美了太美了*开头从现代地铁出来30年代柏林街头恍如隔世，布景更让人觉得故事发生在当今，现今正是需要这种cinema
啊男孩加歌厅，还有一些史诗感，现在浮躁的我3小时内没嫌闷，又一次不合时宜的汤希林合到当下我的时宜里
借一位英文老哥的评论：“he wants to save that last bit of flame....”
6.法比安找到失踪已久，自甘堕落的朋友，看着周围人荒诞无稽的样子，也许堕落的朋友才是真正清醒的人
难说有多少共情，却见到了某种共通，可怕的共通，这个世界还容得下体面么？
补记。态度太差了，这TM剧集里有啊 ，太会圈钱了。
如果能早一个月看 这就是我2021年的最佳电影了 如此惊喜的“电影的气质” the comeback of real cinema 时隔90年后对1931年柏林的此时此地的展现 汤姆·希林与前半小时飞起的手持摄影 让我在观影体验越来越钝的今天再次爱上电影
2021年第71届柏林电影节主竞赛单元共15部影片，瓜分8个奖，Fabian 《银幕》场刊得分3.1分，与洪常秀《引言》并列第三。最终却一奖未得，遗憾！
乍看本片是导演用1931年的柏林对当下的隐喻 资本主义经济周期低谷下 陷入绝望、混乱、对立 过去的道德不再有效 沙文主义抬头 男主成为暴风雨中的孤岛 但如果将二战爆发作为末日象征 那么本片实则表现的就是末日前的世间百态 在文本上成为当下的双重隐喻 这也应和了资本运行逻辑下的电影创作 总是每到一个时期就会将几十年前的文本拿出来重拍 本片也是如此 因为资本社会本身的经济起伏周期也吻合这一需要 《法比安》即资本主义社会每次低谷时必会出现的社会样貌写照 埃里希卡斯特纳在当年书写的《法比安》 既是二战前夕德国浮世绘 也是二战为何爆发的溯因之一 这部2021年的新版 导演不但使用了四比三画幅 也开始有意识地将多介质、短视频元素加入电影 多画幅分屏此次承载了更明确的叙事意义 一个重拍本片的时代是一个应该警省的时代
线上流媒体 豆瓣评分这部电影评分在8.2分左右
如果爱情在你心中是那么圣洁的话 那就最好不要靠近 因为世俗的东西中多少会有那么点不尽如人意的瑕疵…所幸 如果能把爱情从生命中剥离的话 在失去一半快乐的同时 也会失去一半的烦恼…再热情似火的爱情中 也需要面包…
我们对一切都兴致盎然
前半小时就已经倾泻而出，通过视听去还愿那个特殊年代的德国面孔与光影，剩下两个半小时转向更传统的叙事就变得平庸不少，仍然偶有灵光，但更多只是前半小时的残存。
如果对那段历史不了解，感触还是不够深啊。
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