秀兰玛雅
发表于2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
明珠姐妹
发表于8分钟前回复 :影片改编自比利时艺术史学家Michael Francis Gibson的小说,是一部以文艺复兴时代为背景的惊悚片,围绕尼德兰著名画家博鲁盖尔的名作《受难之路》而展开。《磨坊与十字架》是一堂伪装成电影的的艺术史课,它的最初公开亮相,不是在电影院也不是在电影节,而是在卢浮宫 、纽约大都会艺术馆这样的场所。影片将人们带回十六世纪的荷兰,博鲁盖尔在创作《受难之路》时借助一个圣经故事来影射当时西班牙统治者的残忍以及尼德兰人民的反抗。莱彻·玛祖斯基将艺术史研究同电影CGI、3D技术结合起来,试图还原画家在创作这幅作品时所处的社会环境以及当时的思想、心境。站在一部艺术品之前的心神激荡,不正是让我们所有人晕眩地以为是所谓创作冲动么?值得一提的是,勃鲁盖尔的另一名作《雪中猎人》刺激瑞典导演罗伊·安德森创作下一部作品,名字很长的《树梢上沉思存在的鸟儿》,这部作品有望在明年戛纳或者威尼斯电影节亮相。