乔任梁
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: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
狼啸
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:在宾夕法尼亚州一所精英寄宿学校的封闭世界里,哈德威尔,学生团体由五个派系管理。17岁的塞拉·萨默斯以不可动摇的沉着管理着最占统治地位的黑桃乐队,因为他们迎合最经典的恶习,为学生提供令人垂涎的非法酒精和药物。两派之间的紧张关系不断升级,当塞拉的好朋友/右手马克西因新的爱情而分心时,塞拉接替了一位痴迷于帕洛玛的门生,她把管理学校的智慧传授给了帕洛玛。但是随着毕业的临近,帕洛玛证明她学习速度非常快,塞拉的恐惧变成了阴险,她努力克服失去自我定义的控制。在她的特写处女作中,作家/导演Tayarisha Poe让我们沉浸在对青少年政治的高度描绘中。这个令人着迷的性格研究概括了对于一个十几岁的女孩来说多么令人陶醉的力量,她敏锐地感觉到被拒绝的威胁。激动人心的新人洛维·西蒙娜的演出完美地体现了塞拉在公众面前无懈可击的命令,以及推动塞拉的内部恐惧和不确定性。