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
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莉莉·詹姆斯,艾米·汉莫,凯莉·霍威
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汤姆·汉克斯,保罗·纽曼,裘德·洛,丹尼尔·克雷格,泰勒·霍奇林,詹妮弗·杰森·李,连姆·艾肯,斯坦利·图齐,迪伦·贝克,克里斯蒂安·斯托特,凯文·张伯伦,道格·斯平扎,杜安·夏普,哈里·格罗内尔,海蒂·简妮·内兹利,塞伦·希德
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简介:迈克尔(汤姆?汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰)是美国芝加哥一个黑帮老大鲁尼的养子,他一直是鲁尼得力的左右手――帮派中令人恐惧的杀手“死亡天使”。迈克尔虽然杀人不眨眼,但现实中却是一个温文尔雅,烟酒不沾的好丈夫、好父亲。他的两个儿子一直都不知道父亲的职业,直到大儿子小迈克尔12岁了。一天他偷溜进父亲的汽车决定探知父亲的职业。
小迈克尔目睹了一起杀人案,他的行为也被帮会知悉了。帮会怕他走漏风声,..
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科林·费尔斯,吉姆·布劳德本特,茱丽叶特·斯蒂文森,马修·比尔德,吉娜·麦基,凯瑞·穆里根,伊莲·卡西迪,莎拉·兰卡夏尔,Claire Skinner
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简介:本片根据布雷克·莫里森同名小说改编,由曾拍摄《她比烟花寂寞》和《导购女郎》的著名导演安南德·图克尔执导。
四十岁的专栏作家布雷克·莫里森(柯林·费斯 饰)刚辞了工作,准备创作一部小说。父亲阿瑟(吉姆·布劳特本 饰)身患绝症的消息,让他一些字陷入了对过去的回忆:父亲专制的爱不仅带走了童年短暂的快乐,还使父子二人的感情渐渐疏远。当成年的布雷克不断和父亲对抗时,父亲也在不断与病魔斗争。可是,即便到..
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林尼·冯·多伦,Virginia Madsen,Maxwell Caulfield
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简介:消失了12个年头之后,父亲重新回到家中,而两个儿子——安德列(Vladimir Garin 饰)和伊万(Ivan Dobronravov 饰)已经长大。他们虽时时刻刻思念父亲,然真正相会时却产生了隔膜感。
父亲带着两个儿子去俄罗斯北部的小岛度假,一路上他们遇到各种困难, 父亲皆能轻松解决,然而父子间的距离却始终没有拉近。他对待儿子们格外严厉,大儿子安德列对此只能小心应付,小儿子伊万却桀骜不驯..