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
氛围很轻松 结尾不现实 有个好婆婆 其他人也没给家里添什么麻烦 就这样还要卖掉房子养老
这个是真无意间点开打发时间的电影，看到有最爱的男女主，想着随便看看，没想到真的让人看了感觉好温暖。刚开始就是女主看到了社会上一贯的伎俩，渗透焦虑，没想到在50岁的年纪，夫妻双双失业，存款又是一再的缩水。然而婆婆的入住却让这个家庭的风气迎来了转机，看似难搞的婆婆，没想到最后却给女主带来了思想上的大改变，整个家的经济情况，也是这时开始好转了起来。婆婆在生前葬礼上感谢女主的话，真的让人看了想落泪，明明是那么简单的话语，明明是这么简单的家长里短的剧情，但是就是猛戳你的心窝子，让观者整个人都暖了起来。也许这就是日本电影的魅力，也许初看会觉得故事背景很小，不如欧美科幻大片看着过瘾，但是当你慢慢看了进去，感受人物的悲喜，那你就感受到了电影的真谛。希望国内那些所谓的大牌不要只是盯着片酬来选片
81st with Tao. ——2022.05.04 @新林楼
比起海报上女王大人的飙泪一声吼，全片只有配乐和字幕比较有趣，对霓虹当下老龄化的探讨也过于肤浅。
非常精彩，符合我的口味。松重丰与绫田俊树，这是从《深夜食堂》「情侣档」演到如今的「父子档」了？一众喜剧咖倾情加盟，演技惊人。众星捧月之下，天海佑希果然游刃有余彻底爆发（话说怎么越长越像男的）。电影还是客观反应了人到中年必然滋生的一种年龄焦虑与养老焦虑，嬉笑怒骂中对于家庭关系与婆媳、亲子、夫妻等内容的探究也精准有趣。三谷幸喜的登场眼前一亮，很精彩，推荐推荐。
2🌟半吧，一直到骗保险哪里都还蛮好笑的，紧接着为了happy ending强行扫除一切障碍，于是女儿懂事了，解决失业了，婆婆也走了，包包也买了。当然，本身就是喜剧，也不指望针对民生议题有多深刻的探讨，但过于粉饰倒也不必。
share house这波安利广告真不错，把生活残酷的一面展现得轻松温馨，不容易啊，有点太童话了。所以没钱咋任性呢？
養老沒有一定要4000萬日元 也可以有不同的方式 比如合租生活 但中間兒媳和婆婆的摩擦仿佛是另一個故事..
感觉还是理想化的结局，由hard模式峰回路转
没有生活保障了，那我们就换一种生活方式???
share house这波安利广告真不错，把生活残酷的一面展现得轻松温馨，不容易啊，有点太童话了。所以没钱咋任性呢？
前半部分：各种突发事件让本来不富裕的家庭雪上加霜。后半部分：温情欢乐家庭喜剧。
因为有历代宝塚撑场所以跟原著比起来有了更轻松的氛围结尾也更美化，仿佛粉丝福利一般：）
女王大人真是到什么岁数就演什么角色啊，从耽美，到女王，到家庭主妇，完全不出戏，特别是恋妻家宫本和这一部，跟松重丰和阿部宽，两个截然不同风格的演员搭戏，自己的风格都是始终如一，接地气，难得难得。
最后的结局还是太理想化（扣一星的原因）突然第二年就攒了一千多万，俩人还去找个合租房解决孤独问题，太扯了。
前面挺有意思的，后面有点俗，人到中年的烦恼哪能那么容易解决呢
可惜最后更像个生前葬和合租屋的大型cm，女王本人怕不是心里对这种操作嗤之以鼻
去除电影温馨的一幕，影片当中涉及养老及养老金，社会诈骗，失业等等，现实问题虽不错，但描述的不够深，亦如电影的主要基调一般，嘻嘻哈哈也就过去了，使得电影的娱乐功能大大胜余了对残酷现实的挖掘。而最后的卖房租公屋，不免让人有逃避现实的感觉。
世道艰难，日本这样的老牌发达国家都是如此，处处都是花钱的地方啊
牡丹饼吃不下三个，莫贪心。（天海女王+五郎，喜剧效果棒棒棒！）
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