曾宝仪
发表于7分钟前回复 :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
李瑞熙
发表于3分钟前回复 :丹(迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰)拥有着人人羡慕的幸福家庭,他和妻子贝丝(安妮·阿彻 Anne Archer 饰)之间的感情稳固而又长久,女儿艾伦(Ellen Hamilton Latzen 饰)更是机灵可爱。一次偶然中,不只是鬼迷心窍还是怎地, 丹竟然和一个名叫艾利克斯(格伦·克洛斯 Glenn Close 饰)的女人有了一段露水情缘,回家后面对妻儿,丹的内心充满了愧疚,他暗暗发誓,绝不让背叛再度发生。可惜艾利克斯并不同意但的看法,表面上,她是一个成熟稳重的知性派,可骨子里,艾利克斯却拥有着超越常人的偏执和固执,为了满足自己的私欲,她不断的骚扰着丹及其家庭,很快,这种骚扰变升级成为了犯罪。面对来势汹汹的艾利克斯,丹会选择怎样的对策来保护他的家庭呢?