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Sixty G^)*lo_]rious Ye ars i* s[ *a=n exercise) in the ]+creation _ of ic . onography, both for#)@ V ictoria and its$ % star, Anna Neagle (w !h^@ [o subsequently became known as 'Regal Ne =$agle'; #). , J/[)ust as Eliza+beth I ,c+(ommissioned artists to create flattering ?[ iconic im=-ages ]^[for pub??/+li_;c c: onsumpt\i(on , so :this fi % l!-]m performs a si\)mi!$]@la!: r !]^f($unction, -]f)or Neagle is mor/^e [beautiful t\ han th_e r!eal +,^%li!+fe ?^Victoria. Controversi. a\\l e_vents (such as th,e '\Irish proble.m'( `) are omit:[#ted and ? unpleasa$+(nt = #aspects of Victoria's cha* racter (#.her petulance, arrogance, favour [`it++ism and :'right ; to! (;p\ )rivilege') are \glo sse?d over as endearing little ! '-`#w-]=hims'. + `Alb.\ert act:;(s +=%as a @ mo_derati\:ng influe[;n!+%)ce wh?/_en she /?@_goes too^ far. _ _ T(he ` .film ]!followed- = a year after the highly successful $!Vi ctoria\ th`e _ Great (d.,@ */Herbert Wil/: cox, 19^= `37). Again the scree)*nplay- is; by` Miles Malle-son and Rob ert %).Vansitta^)(rt ,`= and ma(ny of the support /%ing cas %t (the _c)%r* e/(am of acting talent \]o [,f period)%/ repeat* th?ei\r ro *les, this time /for the colour ca)meras%. ,!/+T/his w_)as the ;!fir st fu _ll len.+.gth^_ Technicol; or fil m of c .in$ =emat*ographer Freddi( .e Young, ,_ who captur(es_:-=) th+(\e sp\+ ecta_;:c $ :le o.f roya\#_l \` wedding% s, \ grand balls and op@=/ulent_!) interiors, with+_@ scenes actuall . y filmed`! at ro) y);a,?l@ .palaces. Vi+vid battle scen.^es, s ` et in!` Ale $xan%#(^der;[ Ko@,rda's e+#+mpire territory (Sevastopol an.d the/ Su: da\n), r ival th_(os[ /e in The Fo;ur F eathers;] (d. Zoltan Korda .1#:939). Th\e title mus \@ic sets the tone a, regal choir sings over a shot o[ f th e crown. Elgar/-'s _/1 ):90 ;1/ 'Pomp and C)ircu= mstance' mar.?ch is ?heard during the] diamond jubi[ (lee cel ebrations and, a-+^s)^ Victoria's coffin li !es in st=ate,- the film \%conclu=de*[.s with An[-[@`tho/ny Collins' s$$_tate;ly music ??=accompanied by t!+he t ext of Ru_,#dyar/;d Kipling's 'Les# t we forget'. Combined with the em:)otio\^ #n] .]al appeal o:f scenes [`o=)f V]+ict-/^)oria connectin=?g with _\ h er 'o.rdinary f :[$olk'-) , t#his is [ sti%-rrin]#g stuf\+f. T_$he film ],;connects with co `ntemporary event:)s of- -+ 1938. The rel+ ea *#se of tw!^o cel@_/e brator?% +y royal \/films was `inte# ?.[nded to boost #public ,,af#;(,fection][$$ for th!:#e monarchy i?: `n the % w:=ake of *)Edward V$]III's a]bdication[%.[ Anglo-Ge rm.[an relations we -.re anothe @r )touchy sub[#ject. With another war on the horizon, i=nflu^ .`ent,i / al voices %!wanted a^@ppea$ (seme`)^nt, and the fi ,lm could be seen to fit th, $at[- $agenda;!. %(Vi.%ctoria-? +he;=rself $,was of mainl-,[ #y German. d:esce^` /nt, n$*.icknam$ ed 'the gr%;/ andmother of Eur?%ope', while Albert is a 'goo_# d German', char+mi ngly p@layed by Ant. on?,` Walbrook a;s a cultured, decent man. ; *S%`ixty : Glorious\, Year\^s now `$seems und ,uly )^:formal and r! everent])! ial. Had mov=!^ie?# s exist/-e $d dur![i n g V]*^ict*^*oria's reign (they/+ only @-% emerged at th+e end) t/#%*his ]-` might;% have been( t:=he kin:)d of fil :] ^m produced. Unlike*: M)-rs Brown]?; (d. =( Jo (hn Madde*#. n, 1997), ,it `:i:s all so ]@ve;ry 'V]? ic^/to+rian'.$$ Roger +Phi\!l /ip + Mellor