The Sound of Music

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Anyone else watching? What a perfect way to while away an afternoon, swooning over Captain Von Trapp. Can't think how many times I've seen it but, if it's on TV, it must be watched!

I love it, but wish it ended at the wedding.

And it’s not like he was around at the time - it was pre-occupied.

i agree
although i saw it today and did stick around f or after the wedding and the eventual climbing over the mountain

It's the moment when he starts to sing Eidelweiss with the family in the house that does it for me.

There was a documentary on this morning about it, I hate the film because im not a fan of Julie Andrews or schmaltz but I didnt realise its based on a true story (to some degree) and people in Austria apparently dont know the film because they dont talk about the war or like recognising ot something.

It was very interesting, its on iplayer I think

yes the vonn trapp family left austria in 1938 or something, did not escape the nazi, but the nazi froze their assets
they went to america.

The actual story is not as exciting as nuns making sure cars can't work and fleeing across the mountains.

i loved that bit with the nuns i have sinned

and Maria having to kiss the floor every time mother superior ? enters the room

One of my favourite ever films. I. Didn't realise it was on, although I watched it recently anyway.

We went to the sing-a-longa version 20ish years ago. We made dresses out of my mum's dining room curtains

i Like the Star Wars version

Have we mentioned the Abbess calling Maria a c*face yet? 😁

Apparently he referred to the film as the sound of mucus. 😀

How do you know if you have never watched it.

@NewGreenDuck
WATCH IT
you know you want to
do it for christopher Plummer !

As I said I know all the songs. You couldn't avoid them when the film came out. I would go to friends houses and someone would have the LP soundtrack and be playing it.

No thanks!

I love this film, it’s my absolute favourite. It brings back fond memories of watching it with my Gran. Watching it as a child I disliked the baroness and loved Uncle Max. As an adult, I sympathise with the Baroness ( love her wardrobe!) and as for Uncle Max’s questionable ethics…..

@Mykittensmittens I saw that too. I think I was about 10 at the time so 1984ish?

Edit: just googled and it must have been 1982 so I was only 8.

No, the baddie is clearly the Baroness, for not liking playing ballgames, and for planning to send off the seven mini-Trapps to boarding school. Far worse than Nazism.

How do you know if you’ve never watched it?

When we were hiking in Italy we hiked up to the spot where they crossed the border

A friend sent me this recently and it’s everything you would want from the Baroness (IMHO) www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled

As I said, I've heard all the songs. Hundreds of times, that was enough.

no point in sharing on this thread really @NewGreenDuck