The Sound of Music

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On BBC1 just now. Is there a more perfect film?? It has a bit of everything - catchy musical numbers, political tension, big houses, gorgeous costumes, romance and Nazis and nuns

Anyone else a fan?

Love it.

What is the Captain/Dad's name though? Can never quite catch it.

Georg.

I love it. When he winks at her…oh my. I love this bit
Burn!

Maria was definitely batting above her average with Barin Avon Trapp, he’s gorgeous!

@WhatIsAWeekday

Love it. One of my all time favourites. Christopher Plummer was so handsome in it too, as Capt Von Trapp.

I agree

Love it ! Must have watched it about 40 times between tv and dvd😂

Love it too!

@Andylion

Georg.

Thank you

Loved it. Sang along - quietly-to all the songs and knew the script off by heart. Even my husband watched it with me!

@Bluebluemoon

Not wanting to spoil things but did you know the real Maria actually confessed that she didn't love or feel attracted to the captain at all when he asked her to marry him? But that she actually married him because she loved the children and was also encouraged by the nuns to marry him as they felt it was Gods will!

She said it was only later that she grew to love him.

To be fair, the real Captain was no Christopher Plummer...

Love it!

I also love French and Saunders piss take, very funny 😂

I went to see it when it first came out, and always remember the moment Maria breaks into the opening song "The hills are alive...." So lovely.

I ultimately felt quite sorry for the Baroness as I think she really was in love with the Captain. Her final scene with him on the balcony is really touching.

And Rolf's character was changed in a fairly dramatic way in the film. In the stage musical he lies to his commanding officer at the end, and allows the Von Trapps to escape.

Probably the film I have watched the most often.

I’ve quite enjoyed the Sound of Music live versions also, both the British and US versions.

Also, saw it in West aEnd many moons ago, with Petula Clark.

@Riverlee was that at the Victoria Palace in the 80s? Think I saw it too.

One of my favourites ❤️

@bendmeoverbackwards

Don’t remember the theatre, but definantly in the 80s.

I watched it years ago when it first came out. Watched it again today and enjoyed it but I couldn't stop crying when they escaped. I kept thinking of all the people who didn't escape. Not sure what brought that on.

Aww, I’ve always loved it and my DD did it as her Y6 play, so we watched the film a zillion times that term and all of the family were word perfect. It was just brilliant. Then in their final assembly the Y6 children came in singing “So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu” and all the parents were properly sobbing.

I love love love love it. I had to cover my eyes when the Nazis were looking for them in the nunnery, even though I've seen it a million times.

@Snuzzle

I’m watching too, can’t resist it. It’s my ultimate feel good film and I think it’s aged really well My sister and I once watched it every day of the school holidays, that’s how much we love it

Are you my sister?? We used to do this too!!!

I love the bit when Maria returns and Greta shows her her poorly finger.

"It got caught"

"Where"

"In Fredericks teeth" 🤣🤣

I read Maria's book when I was a teenager. From what I remember the reality wasn't very like the film. They didn't escape over the mountains for example, I think they caught a train to Italy. The timeline was wrong as well, I think they married in the 1920s not the 30s. Makes you wonder why they didn't just make up a story.

And Georg wasn't anything like the Captain in the film.

Maria's wedding dress is just beautiful !