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
前100分钟讲的东西都有些隔靴搔痒，啥都想讲却啥都讲不好。后面20分钟讲到哥哥的离世和对后一场演唱会才有点感觉。除了三个离世的人有全名，其他都没用全名，和片尾的声明一样小心谨慎，毕竟中国人讲究的就是盖棺定论。
电影可能没有拍出梅艳芳，但是拍出了梅艳芳的精神。《夕阳之歌》真的扛不住。
差一口气，但也瑕不掩瑜。想念香港，想去香港。
挺拉的，第一个调调起来就是缅怀态，然而“死者为大”的做戏理念，本身更是对“香港女儿”极不尊重的素材浪费。而梁乐民作为全港最会平衡娱乐性和地缘隐喻的青年创作者，也露出了狡黠的一面，尽可能剥离一切政治联想，能规避规避，能弱化弱化，总之“扁平至上”。尤为体现在对掌掴事件和97节点，用强调个体困境的方式转移逻辑。然而本片还是没能规避一处大雷，即“1:99”演唱会筹备初衷，与目前大陆的防疫管控明显犯冲，往大了说就是东西意识形态的冲撞。居然没几个人拿来带节奏，只能说还是情怀帮了忙，喷子也得卖梅姐个面子。而王丹妮的表演略为扁平化，全程都是老派人民艺术家的矫作姿态，反倒是刘俊谦演出了哥哥的神态与魄力，市场理应更鼓励这种勇于逆风而行的野心演员。
女主角跟梅艳芳确实很像，虽然她没能演出梅艳芳的气场（可能因为是出道新人的缘故），但整体还是不错的。这不只是一部传记片，也是一部励志片，阿梅是永远的精神榜样
多经典的歌后，一刹眼已走。颀长的身形、百变的造型、醇厚的嗓音，梅姑担得起一句“天生我高贵艳丽到底”。电影虽然采用了最为保险的平铺直叙，但台词缠绵悱恻，众多配角的弧光交相辉映。人情味的倾注，使得电影的情感脉络和梅姑的音乐风格相吻合——慢节奏时讲述唏嘘，快节奏时表达反叛。从技术角度来看，镜头语言比较纯熟，框架构图、背影特写和镜面视角都运用得恰到好处。而《梅艳芳》作为一部明星传记片，不止用2.5小时的体量凝炼了天后的生平，还完成了香港社会变迁的侧写。当年的SARS摧折经济，人人自危，如今的新冠疫情侵袭全球，阴翳笼罩，同类悲剧跨越时空形成了残酷互文。年月变幻，世事莫测，人总是容易被流离失所的孤独打倒。正因此，毕生都在传递归属感的梅姑，必然被时代铭记。
万万没想到这电影主创想让我们磕梅艳芳和近藤真彦….十几年后重逢这种一副错过人生挚爱的情节营造大可不必，说是传记片连这男人的真名都不能用…
唏嘘、反叛
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其實啲分數係俾梅艷芳本人而唔係俾《梅艷芳》呢齣戲嘅，當然梅艷芳本人係一個十分好人啦。講返齣戲，似走馬觀花，好多重要嘅嘢都一閃而過，可能係關篇幅事啩，我就覺得關個導演事。梁樂民導演係做美指出身，根本唔駛擔心美術嘅問題，齣戲還原咗香港八九十年代好多場景，製作得都好認真。但係導演好似唔知點樣取捨，有啲嘢應該講佢就冇講(敏感問題係冇辦法嘅)，所以搞到好似冇一個重心係入面咁。拍呢類型嘅傳記片香港導演都集體炒車，今次似係剪咗啲零碎片段拼湊入齣戲咁，最後睇咗下，齣戲有四個剪接師，怪唔知七國咁亂啦。王丹妮作為一個新人，佢真係演出令我信服(因為個角色唔易做)，出年嘅金像獎最佳新人獎應該冇走雞。睇得出大家為齣戲都好努力，奈何能力問題，搞到最後有啲失望，有啲可惜😢。
听着梅艳芳、张国荣的歌走过青春的人，对这部电影有着不一般的情怀。
唯一能对得起“香港的女儿”的塑造，是梅艳芳出身于街坊邻里，之后又无论何时都能从舞台走下来成为左邻右里。这也是我对旧时香港娱乐圈的好印象：庶民味、市井味，艺人、记者和观众处于一个圈层不分家，而且基本上每个香港艺人都有一个艺人、记者、观众之间默认的绰号。对香港人来讲，梅艳芳就是“阿梅（妹）”、“梅姑”。
音效和服化道很棒 能把人带进去 但整个影片都浮于表面 真正让人感动的还是梅艳芳本人 此外还有哥哥的选角呃…无力吐槽了
不该被呈现的如此扁平无力
0分。以一个传记片的角度，是部彻头彻尾的垃圾。梅艳芳是香港之女，剥离掉了香港的时代元素，把她简化成一个底层逆袭励志女星加点虐恋元素，蠢到不行。但就这样都没拍好，梅艳芳一生中最重要的恋人赵文卓何在？日本渣男凭什么在电影里变成了痴心汉？梅艳芳的吸血鬼母亲为何缺席？
看得出很难拍，也看得出编导尽力了。这已不是属于梅姐的时代，甚至不是能够好好讲述她一生风风雨雨的时代。Anyway，最控制不住落泪，还是女人花和夕阳之歌响起的时候……
电影的深度不够，更像一部影像式记录电影，主要介绍了梅姐的一些重要节点，新秀歌唱大赛，红馆演唱会，胭脂扣，审死官，KTV打耳光，包括最后谢幕夕阳之歌。。电影亮点在于王丹妮的表演还是很有梅姐形的，歌不错，古天乐很帅。。缺点在于作为电影剧情张力不够，哥哥的选角是一大败笔。另外如果是梅姐粉丝可能觉得太简化。作为不是梅姐粉丝的我还是让我更了解这位香港女儿，致敬双栖天后梅艳芳！
故事碎片化，更像是梅艳芳逸闻录。王丹妮模仿得算够像了吧，但角色整体还是单薄。再就是张国荣选角有点油了。此外减分点还有无节制滥用柔光特效和复古滤镜，以及一些塑料质感的出戏布景。
17'选秀经理林家栋登场
即使知道那个只存在于银幕上的流光溢彩、饱和过曝的往日都市如此虚假可笑，知道这个集体记忆的icon以及她所身处的时代早已问题重重，尽管女主被残忍地缩减为引出梅艳芳“真身”的道具，还是有不少时刻被感动到。一个私人刺点：03年悼念张国荣的场景，街上戴口罩的人群，那无比接近我对19-20的记忆，影院拟制了外来者的静观视点。
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