Rewatching *THE SOUND OF MUSIC* P.1 (1965) | MUSICALS IN MARCH

HELLO EVERYBODY! Better late than never, right?
Today were are reliving the iconic classic musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965). Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in this spectacular event based on the life and legacy of the Trapp Family Singers. I can't wait to watch this with all of you.
On Wednesday, we are going to be finishing THE SOUND OF MUSIC, so come ready with all of your movie facts and movie insights!
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Mia Tiffany
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Full Video Rundown
00:00 Intro
00:32 Film Background
01:30 Quick Synopsis
01:52 Interesting Facts
03:40 Film Reaction
41:44 Final Thoughts
42:28 Outro
Original Source The Sound of Music (1965) Twentieth Century Fox.
Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

[@chrisboot2468]

I'm very old and saw this film when it was first released at the cinema. It was magnificent.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh I'll bet! That is amazing! What was it like? To be experiencing it with other people in the cinema? How was the atmosphere like?

[@billolsen4360]

I saw it in an old very ornate movie house in downtown Portland OR in 1965. Small balcony boxes all around like you were at the Paris Opera House. That theater is gone now, because Portland was forging ahead with brutalist concrete bunker architecture in the name of Urban Renewal, another national LBJ era program that was supposed to cure what hundreds of greedy, untalented architects, contractors and mafia-controlled cement subs called "urban blight"

[@nancyomalley9959]

The Baroness was uncomfortable around the kids but she was never really mean-Not like Meredith in "The Parent Trap"

[@lycroderick]

As I rewatched it I was so surprised that the Baroness was actually pretty noble to give up the marriage for love! Maria could absolutely be a villain from her side.

[@BartholomewSmutz]

You should say(Vicky) from The Parent Trap. I only acknowledge the original 1961 film with Hayley Mills although the remake with Lindsay Lohan was pretty good.

[@BartholomewSmutz]

@@lycroderick The Baroness saw the handwriting on the wall and realized she was in a losing battle and decided to bow out gracefully.

[@suebob16]

The Baroness saw it wasn't going to work, but I also think the Captain was a gentlemen to let her be the one to back out of the relationship with some dignity. If he had continued to press his point of view, it could have made the situation more difficult. I did like her parting words that there was a young woman out there who was no longer going to be a nun. The look on the Captain's face was cute.

[@agenttheater5]

Apparently they got a lot of things wrong with the actual story, which the real life Maria von Trapp did talk about, but she didn't make a huge fuss or stop the movie from being released purely on the fact that she adored Christopher Plummer.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh I love that! Christopher Plummer did such a fantastic job in this film! He was such a fantastic actor! May he Rest In Peace

[@tonimasson3226]

Not purely the fact. Years before she sold the rights to the story so they could do anything they wanted and change anything for the movie and Maria couldn’t have any input.

[@susansokoloski2233]

The story was deliberately altered for stage and then cinematic purposes, not "got wrong." The changes were accepted by Maria Trapp, although she wasn't thrilled about the depiction of her husband as so strict and heartless in the beginning. She was so impressed by the stage production and then movie that she an a few of her children did a background walkthrough in one scene where Julie is singing.

[@melissastruxness512]

Maria actually pushed herself onto the Captain. There was far more than a lot of things different from movie and real life. I just take it as a good musical not a real story

[@kathyastrom1315]

And, yes, meeting Julie Andrews is everything that you said and more! I was at a book convention back in 2000, and was able to snag one of the last tickets for her book signing. (As I walked away from one of the ticket booths, they announced over the intercom that her tickets were gone, and the moan of disappointment from those still in line was very loud indeed!) When I got to the front of the line, she said something charming to me that I answered, then I just burbled about how big a fan I’ve been of hers my entire life, all while thinking to myself, “OMG, I am standing three feet away from Mary Frickin’ Poppins!!!” She looked amazing, btw.

[@MoviesWithMia]

AHHHHHHH!!! That is SOOOO COOL!!! Oh how I envy you! When I was a kid, I really loved the Princess Diaries! I just remember thinking two things to myself... “OMG the Princess has my name!” and “I want Queen Clarisse to be my grandma” 😂😂

[@chrisboot2468]

In "I Have Confidence in Me", the real Maria von Trapp and one of the daughters can be seen behind Julie Andrews.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh no way! Now I have to go back and rewatch that scene to see if I catch them :)

[@ZacBrzuchalski]

@@MoviesWithMia Yes. So during the "I Have Confidence" scene.... Julie Andrews walks though a a big arch way.... The real Maria Von Trapp and her daughter can be seen crossing from one side of the arch way to the other side behind Julie Andrews

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

"Can we just talk about the fact that he's so freaking handsome? Like... OK, I've got it out of my system." No you don't. You can't fool me. You're right that Julie Andrews is very feminine. That works well in The Sound of Music, but I thought she was miscast in Victor/Victoria, which needed someone androgynous. Julie Andrews is not androgynous. You could give her a buzz cut and a five o'clock shadow and she'd still look like a woman. My Favorite Things is my favorite song in this movie. It was John Coltrane's, too. He recorded a nearly fourteen minute improvisation on this song. BTW, "Hammerstein" is pronounced with a long "i" - Hammer-styne, not Hammer-steen.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hahaha! You got me 😊 I never realized how handsome Christopher Plummer was! And geez, I really have to do a better job at my pronunciations 😅 thank you for sharing 😊

[@catherinelw9365]

@@MoviesWithMia My mom would gush over Christopher Plummer in this film, so I was aware of how handsome he was at an early age!

[@lampad4549]

Its called acting. Androgynous people shouldn't just play androgynous characters.

[@GrouchyMarx]

@ 36:00 Edelweiss is a flower that grows high up in the Alps and symbolizes courage and love. If someone brings you an edelweiss it really meant something serious because one had to climb dangerously high up in the mountains to get one. It's illegal to pick them in Austria now. You're right about it's meaning in nations like Austria. It's on an old Austrian coin I have, and I believe it's currently on a Euro 2 cent coin. Another good reaction & review Mia. Looking forward to Part 2!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh wow, I didn’t know that it’s illegal to pick them! And I love what they stand for :) it makes the song so much more meaningful that you for sharing that :)

[@cimarronwm9329]

Back when there were Border's Bookstores a friend and I were in one at closing time and they played So Long Farewell on the store sound system at closing, which encouraged us to stay for the whole song so we could do the "Goodbye".

[@MoviesWithMia]

I absolutely love that :)

[@jackieknows9129]

They have Sound of Music sing alongs in theaters -people come dressed up in themed outfits wearing things like brown paper outfits tied up with string, a jar of jam holding a loaf of bread, etc. Very camp and very fun.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh that sounds like so much fun! I would love to go to something like that!

[@Edelweiss-wj5zx]

Thank you Mia, I enjoyed your comments to my most beloved movie. Just when I think no one can uncover anything new about it - you do! You know the language of art, and also the emotions we feel. And thank you for dedicating it to Christopher Plummer, the legend who still makes our heart lose a beat.

[@Forever-my4wp]

The first time I saw this film was in a theatre. In the front two rows were setting a dozen nuns. I remember thinking at the time "I hope this film doesn't give them any ideas about leaving the convent".

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hahaha! How hilarious! Wow! That must have been an interesting event 😂

[@seledia]

About him (the Captain) not thinking about the kids when bringing the baronesse home: I find it appropriate, it was the way things were then, and it gives you a glimpse about old times (I hate when I see movies placed some times ago, but the behaviour of the people and the dynamics between them are super modern)

[@nikkis_corner97]

I definitely need to rewatch this film! It’s so beautiful! I really hope to see the sound of music onstage one day! I LOVE Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer’s chemistry together.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh yes!! I DEFINITELY recommend this one! Their chemistry is sooo good!!!

[@jamesmoyner7499]

A few fun facts for this film and the real Von Trapps some you probably already knew: 1. When they where doing the opening aerial shot of Julie spinning around the wind from the helicopter kept knocking her over. 2. Julie’s least favorite song she had to sing was “I have confidence”. 3. In the scene with Maria in the boat with the children Julie was told before the scene that one of the children (I don’t remember which) couldn’t swim so if she could fall out so she could catch her, but that isn’t what happened where Julie fell the opposite way she was supposed to. 4. The scene of Captain and Maria singing Something Good in silhouette originally that scene was supposed to be lit, but the lights kept making popping sounds causing Julie and Christopher to laugh so it had to be done that way. 5. In regards to the actual family they left Austria before the Nazis arrived and it was by train, but this works for the film. 6. Both Christopher Plummer and Peggy Wood were dubbed over for their singing. Bill Lee who did a lot of dubbing over in musicals and Disney singing in films like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan to name a couple. While Peggy was dubbed by Margarey McKay who I couldn’t find anything about. 7. Plummer said that the whole film was so sappy he called it The Sound of Mucus. 8. I didn’t pick on until after I watched someone watch it for the first time on youtube in the scene in this second half of the film when Max is announcing the Winners the contestants are stalling on stage as long as possible to give the Von Trapps a head start to escape. Growing up the scene of the 3rd place winner Freulian Shriver keeps bowing always had me laughing and still does.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Another trivia bit, the real Maria is in one of the Salzburg street scenes during “I Have Confidence.”

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@kathyastrom1315 I knew that one, but I forgot which scene she was in so I couldn’t put the comment.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh wow! Thank you for all these cool facts! I also read that Plummer was drunk during the festival scene!

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@MoviesWithMia I didn’t know that.

[@Hawk170122]

I used to despise this film; however, I minored in history in college and when I saw that the major theme of the film surrounded the Anschluss (the joining of Austria and Germany) I was hooked. The Anschluss came to a vote in Austria and amazingly there was a 99% in favor vote. Needless to say, that is not how the Austrians truly felt. This is one my favorite films of all time now!!!! Love seeing your reaction!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Wow! How interesting! Thank you for your insight!! :) I love how the history in this film brought you closer to it :)

[@luckyhoneyhale]

This movie is always on the tv at new year in the uk. 😊 The first time I saw it was when I was 8 and my mum recorded it on the vcr while we were out at a neighbour's house for new year's day. I watched it the next day and was enthralled. It has been one of my favourite films ever since and everytime I watch it I feel like that same 8 year old girl taken in by the magic of the characters, the setting, the costumes and the wonderful music.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh that is so amazing :) I love that watching this brings you back to your childhood 😊 Thank you so much for sharing, this made my day 😊

[@fast_richard]

Catching up on your classic movie reactions. I was twelve years old when this movie came out. We went to see it as a family, parents and four boys 5-14. There was a large wall filling oil painting of the main movie poster in the lobby, painted by a local woman. I already knew some of the songs and a little of the story, because the teachers at my school were fans of the stage version and had played recordings of some of the songs for us in class. Seeing that opening song on a big movie theater screen was impressive.

[@mauriciomayer2350]

The pleasure and hapiness are in your face, in your smiles ! I watched this film 35 times, and I loved it 35 times, and I cryed in most time. My mother, died by cancer in 1983, loved it too. It is the best film ever. I am a brazilian guy, 51 yo, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[@cameronwhatidoinsparetime8300]

This movie belongs in my heart this was the last movie i watched with my grandad he passed away the day after watching the movie this movie reminds me of him

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh wow! How wonderful that you had the chance to share this movie with your grandfather :)

[@LivingWatersUtube]

The real Maria was a lonely orphan, who became an atheist as a young adult. (She even started a club to torment Catholic professors in college!) Her deep love for music led her to Church music, which helped towards her dramatic conversion, beginning with a four-hour confession! She went to the other far extreme and joined the convent, but she was never meant to do that! Our lead singer shook her hand one time when she gave a talk on "what Jesus had for breakfast"! Their family choir was an enormous success in the USA, and they helped start the whole music camp craze.

[@nealkearney4710]

Hi Mia Tiffany, I just finished watching The Sound Of Music with you up to the intermission, where Maria slips out the door to head back to the abbey. I have to agree with you that the songs, the acting, the scenery and the photography are all top notch! I feel that every scene in this film is a masterpiece of photography and composition. I've always loved this movie and hold it very high on my list of the greatest movies of all time. One of the most romantic scenes is when Captain Von Trapp is singing Adelveis in the living room and he and Maria gaze at each other for a moment. That's good, old-fashioned sensitive and tender romance. So thanks again for your reactions, and I look forward to watching Part II with you next time. Neal

[@catherinelw9365]

Loved your reaction - and girl, you can sing! Speaking of singing, we had the soundtrack on an LP, and we kids used to sing and dance to it. I knew every song by heart and still do! Can't wait for Part 2!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you Catherine :) that is so sweet! It’s always so much fun to watch a film after having memorized the songs and/or dialogue by heart! I have that same experience as I watch Ella Enchanted! I used to watch it RELIGIOUSLY! And now I know all of the lines of dialogue and all of the songs 😊 it definitely makes the movie so much more fun to watch 😊😂

[@HannibalFan52]

i was 13 when this came out in theaters. Marni Nixon (Sister Sophia) had a long career as a 'ghost singer', most notably for Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady', and this is one of her few onscreen appearances. She also appeared on 'What's My Line?' as a mystery guest. My mother was hiking in the woods above Stowe, Vermont in the late 1940s when she heard people singing. She followed the sound to a little clearing where the von Trapp children were rehearsing. She just stood on the edge of the woods for a few minutes, then quietly went away without disturbing them. When i was in college, our choir did a tribute concert to Oscar Hammerstein II, and our guest of honor was his widow, Dorothy. She was a very gracious lady who enjoyed her time with us. Apparently, Christopher Plummer hated being in this film. However, being a consummate professional, he never let it show onscreen.

[@allenjones3130]

Near the end of his life, Chris came to realize what a great film "TSOM" was.

[@tristangustafson6020]

I loved your in memory of Christopher Plummer in the beginning. that was very kind of you. Thank you. He will be missed 🙏

[@lisathuban8969]

So, the other day, I was watching this movie from 1950 called "Caged". I thought it would be a campy B-grade flick, but it turned out to be genuinely moving and still relevant today. It was about women in prison. I didn't recognize the name of the film's star. All through the movie, I kept thinking "What an AMAZING performance from an actress I've never heard of!" I thought I knew all the film stars from back then, but this one didn't ring a bell. Eleanor Parker, does that sound familiar? She played a 19 year old who had just entered prison after getting mixed up in an armed robbery where her husband murdered another man and was killed. She goes from frightened and naïve to hard and confident very convincingly. She won the Venice Film Festival Best Actress award for 1950, and was nominated for Best Actress for an Oscar. And that role was completely different from the Baroness in "The Sound of Music". She was one of those actresses who absorbs themselves in a role, and becomes that person. I'd recommend "Caged" as an overlooked classic.

[@MsAppassionata]

I LOVE that film. You didn’t normally see films about women in prison in those days.

[@billolsen4360]

Eleanor was a very foxy lady.

[@Tarabara]

My sister and I used to rewatch the puppet show scene 3-4 times in a row. We drove our long time babysitter crazy! And yes, Christopher Plummer was a very handsome man. 😊

[@hippychikforever]

My family went to Austria in 1984 and while my parents were interested in seeing Mozart's house, all I wanted to do was The Sound of Music Tour. We saw the abbey, the gardens, the long road Maria walk/danced down, and both houses used for The Von Trapp home. One was used for the front exterior shots and the other, the back. We also visited the infamous gazebo, but my 12 year old legs weren't long enough to make those leaps (yes. I seriously considered trying.) One thing good about being late to the party is I get part 2 right away.

[@glawnow1959]

In her follow-up to her book "The Von Trapp Singers," Maria wrote about the family's return to the family estate and how heartbreaking it was; the Nazi had used it as a headquarters and the place was trashed at the end of the war.

[@nancyomalley9959]

Fun fact about two of the girls: The third youngest girl (with the long black hair in the headband) later played Penny Robinson in the 60's show "Lost in Space" and the littlest one was Peter Brady's crush in the Brady Bunch episode "Cyrano DeBrady"

[@MoviesWithMia]

Aww how cute! I really need to watch some of the Brady Bunch episodes!!

[@ReneeDeborah]

Angela Cartwright also played young Linda on Make Room for Daddy

[@cocoaorange1]

The actor who played the eldest son was on Brady Bunch too. He also appeared on Eight is Enough.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Christopher Plummer's most endearing character "Where The Heart Is." 1990 Wonderful little movie that nobody's heard of and will live in your heart forever with a smile.

[@marieoleary527]

OMG, you are just so great. That you did your research and shared same with your subscribers before you watched the video. I wish the other reviewers/reactors would do the same.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I saw this on TV in the mid-70s and the next day I went out and bought the soundtrack on 8-track cassette.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh I don’t blame you at all! The music in this film is timeless!

[@MultiDudeman]

Your channel is my new favorite channel! Can't wait to see all your reactions to so many great classic films!

[@xedover]

for many, many years (most before I was born)... my grandfather taught signing using do-re-mi shaped notes, in churches and singing schools all over the country. So the Do-Re-Mi song is my favorite.

[@alecneate76]

First video I've watched of yours, love your appreciation for older films and for old european culture, I hadn't heard of the Icelandic hymn but love it. Your comments are very insightful too.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hi Alec 😊 thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the videos!!

[@nealkearney4710]

Hi Mia Tiffany. This is the 3rd movie reaction I've watched of yours. An Affair To Remember and The Wizard Of Oz being the first two. I think your reactions and commentaries on each film are fantastic. I love listening to your keen mind as you explore these films and dissect them. I also love your appreciation for such great works of art. I guess I should subscribe and help you out financially. I'm an older man on a limited income; I'll have to think about it for a little while. In the meantime, I can't wait to view the rest of your analysis of The Sound Of Music. Your zest for life and your love for movies, music and things of beauty are very inspiring. Thank you, Neal

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hi Neal, thank you so much for watching!! I appreciate your comment and hope you enjoy more videos 😁

[@seledia]

First, I love this movie so much! Second, I love your insights about the film making techniques.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yay! Yes, this movie is such a wonderful film! And I am glad you enjoy the videos 😊

[@Cocat22]

Just stumbled across you're channel! You're a very refreshing reactor! Thanks for sharing your commentary on one of my favorite films! Keep up the good work! :)

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much 😊 I am glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@Drahlers]

You are really talented with your observations..

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you 😊 I am glad you’re enjoying the videos :)

[@dennismason3740]

My mom brought home My Fair Lady, 1960, the album from the popular musical and Julie Andrews sang Eliza's bits and did the dialogue, as well. I fell in love with the woman having only see a caricature of her on the album cover. When Mary Poppins was released in 1964 I knew the meaning of proper discipline. Oh, Julie. Oh yes, there, of course, there came the Sound of Music - some of the songs were all over the t.v. and radio. The film permeated the entire culture in a subtle and wonderful way and left us some fab tunes. Julie frikkin Andrews.

[@zhubajie6940]

I know it is a little off-topic, but my favorite Robert Wise films are "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (so well written if dated effects) and "The Sand Pebbles".

[@GrouchyMarx]

The Day the Earth Stood Still. Although it's rather old now, but still one of my favorite sci-fi films too, and I watch it at least once a year. And that awesome music by Bernard Hermann! I think that film really elevated the sci-fi genre that would eventually lead to awesome things like Star Trek, Star Wars, Close Encounters, THX 1138, The Thing, and even Interstellar. I'm going to try to convince Mia into doing a sci-fi month of classics like Earth Stood Still and others. Not sure if she likes sci-fi, but she does like old B&W films so perhaps she will. BTW, in case you didn't know this, Darryl Zanuck originally wanted to cast Spencer Tracy as Klaatu, and Tracy really wanted the part! Can you imagine that?! It's rather amusing, because the producer Julian Blaustein was horrified at the idea. He thought Americans would laugh at Tracy stepping off that ship and would not be a convincing ET. And because Tracy was a very famous, familiar actor then Blaustein convinced Zanuck to have an unknown actor to be Klaatu, someone with a British accent. Blaustein had already seen Rennie doing a play in England so when he got the OK from Zanuck, he booked Rennie for a screen test and the part soon after. I can't imagine anyone but Michael Rennie playing that part. Although it's dated, B&W, quaint by today's standards it really astounded the minds of 1951 audiences when it came out as my dad informed me.

[@JoseChavez-rf4ul]

Yes, I love “The Sand Pebbles” also. Great film and a brilliant Steve McQueen performance puts this on top.

[@GrouchyMarx]

@@JoseChavez-rf4ul Totally agree.

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

That's a top tier sci-fi flick. It played a major role in showing me what older films could be.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh Grouchy Marx! There will be no need for convincing! I love Sci-Fi films and I have been ITCHING for someone to recommend!! I was just wondering today, actually, when I should do a sci-fi month! Also, I wasn’t sure if I should couple it with classic Horror (because we HAVE to dabble in the classic horror films!!!) What do you think? Should I do a sci-fi/horror month? Or should I split the two genres up? I was thinking in October for horror month!

[@DavidB-2268]

The story you told about Edelweiss being mistaken for a traditional song reminds me of They Call The Wind Mariah, which was often mistaken for a folk song, but was actually written by Lerner and Lowe for the musical Paint Your Wagon.

[@dondevice8182]

Mia, just a word from some guy you don’t know on the Internet, but I am a Director and have been for 40 years - - I studied under Robert Wise and other great directors and I’m looking at the way you react to this film and how you talk about it - - you should be a Director or working film in someway you understand it in with most people do not. I’m his professor at the international film school in Paris. I know what I’m talking about. Take that for what it’s worth, but you have good instincts are good I obviously a good heart. I really enjoyed this. Best of luck in life.

[@davidneel8327]

Sister Sophia was played by Marni Nixon known for her dubbing work in a number of movies. She dubbed Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady.

[@gbolahansulaiman4777]

Okay will come back and watch this. Seriously need to watch this movie

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! This one was so much fun!!

[@dorat.88]

I also love the opening scene of this movie and feel the same way as you. Getting a teaser that puts you into the mood of the movie. I have the same with The Lion King from 1994 which has such a perfect opening that it is a tiny movie in itself. Just perfection.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Totally agreed

[@jtg3765]

Fun fact: Opening Scene with Maria: The birch trees and the babbling brook were manmade for the filming, while the rest was authentic on location. This first scene was actually the last piece filmed.

[@MingoWayama]

1. Maria von Trapp was an annual speaker at my college girlfriend's college (Albertus Magnus in New Haven, Conn.) in the 1960's. 2. When I was about 11, I was privileged to see a 21-yr. old Julie Andrews starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway. She had just returned to the show from a vacation and was sensational. 3. For a musical with a strong marionette theme, watch Lili, a 1953 MGM film with Leslie Caron in the title role.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Wow! I’ll bet seeing Julie Robert on Broadway was spectacular! And that is so cool that Maria Von Trapp was an annual speaker at your college girlfriend’s college! How awesome! And thank you for the recommendation I will check it out :)

[@Ostma.14]

As an Austrian from Braunau am Inn living in Salzburg this movie was unkown for me for a long time. Because the movie isn't really popular around here.

[@RequiemAeternam01]

Another movie that I definitely recommend watching is the 1984 film "Amadeus", directed by Milos Forman. It's about the supposed rivalry between the Italian composer Antonio Salieri and Austrian prodigious composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Technically it's not a musical, but it incorporates many of Mozart's greatest masterpieces, as well as music by Salieri. It was nominated for 53 awards, and won 40 of them, and F. Murray Abraham (who portrayed Salieri) won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a B.A.F.T.A. Award. Also, if you like religious choral music so much, I highly recommend the "Miserere" by Italian Renaissance composer Gregorio Allegri. It's scored for choir and quartet, and includes a high C sung by the leading soprano. It lasts around 15 minutes and is based of the Psalm "Miserere, mei Deus"

[@linajurgensen4698]

Hi :) actually the very first scene is filmed in Germany, but the rest of the movie is filmed in Austria or Hollywood.

[@williamcurry4868]

I know what you mean in that opening scene, as I thought for awhile that it was a matte painting, until I did the same as you and looked it up in a film book and they had the pics of the mountains all around😌 Something that you mentioned about the time it’s set vs time it was filmed s that it’s only about 30 years from the time frame and I’d wager the memory was still fresh in peoples minds then

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! When I found out that it was a real place I was beside myself! You can actually go on The Sound of Music tours in Salzburg!! I need to do that 🤣

[@heidifedor]

The actor who played Friedrick also played Doug Simpson on the Brady Bunch. The guy who dumped Marcia after she broke her nose.

[@MoviesWithMia]

No way! I have been meaning to watch The Brady Bunch! Thanks for sharing your insight :)

[@fxrwg83]

Mia I've loved this musical from my early days. I mean even before I started school. That was 1969. My mother reminds me of Maria. Even my mother's sisters

[@MoviesWithMia]

Wow! That is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this! Your mother and her sisters must be kind and loving women! Thank you for watching :)

[@fxrwg83]

Mia you stay beautiful. I have "The Sound of Music" on dvd. 40 anniversary addition

[@beatleschick1000]

This is one of my favorite movies of all all time I’m thrilled how much you love it! I’m subscribed but can’t remember all the movies I’ve seen of you but I do remember your face and I like your reactions. But geez, do you have to talk for a minute every 15 seconds during the movie? I hope this is the only when you do that too but I’m trying hard to finish watching it but I do like to see the movie more than the reactors talking. Sorry

[@willlyon7129]

Are you planning to do My Fair Lady, The Fiddle on the Roof, Camelot or Oliver?

[@MoviesWithMia]

I have our schedule planned out for the rest of the month, but I definitely still want to react to some of those films in the months to come! So thank you for the recommendations, I will add them to the list :)

[@WookyWarrior]

Having visited Austria, the locals really ham up the song Edielweiss for tourist. So many music boxes and t-shirts and other touristy nick-nacks to sell. So maybe not truly Austrian, but they've made it a part of them, on a surface level anyway.

[@kathyastrom1315]

The film was so popular that it didn’t leave the first-run theaters for several years. I think it was re-released pretty soon after, because I remember seeing it in the theater when I was five in 1971. (It was in a downtown place called the Princess Theater, which turned into a porn theater a few years later...)

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hahaha! I had no idea there were theaters dedicated to porn 😂 how funny! But thank you for sharing that! I think it’s awesome that it was in theaters for so long! That’s awesome!

[@kathyastrom1315]

@@MoviesWithMia Oh, you missed out on the New York City of the 1970s, when Times Square wasn’t the tourism trap it is now, but was filled with strip joints and porn theaters. That’s when the mayor announced that if the city didn’t get a federal bailout, they would have to declare bankruptcy. I was from a Chicago suburb, but the footage of NYC was all over the tv at that time, so I learned pretty young what a porn film was and how seedy the theaters were, even from the outside. When the Princess Theater in my hometown went from first-run to porn, that’s about the time my parents stopped taking us downtown.

[@aaronsrok3422]

Just so you know, in the scene where Maria is making her way through Salzburg on the way to the bus, the real Maria makes a cameo as a passerby.

[@davidolden971]

Yes you were right when you said ‘Choral’.

[@paintedjaguar]

I was in the sixth grade in the mid-1960s and there were two kinds of music that seemed omnipresent - this soundtrack and the Beatles (back then I wasn't a fan of either). I never saw this movie until many years later though. My favorite scene? Plummer and Andrews out on the patio dancing the Laendler. So pretty and so much chemistry. I used to dance this back in my college days and it's just as romantic as it looks. Sorry, Baroness! Eleanor Parker (the Baroness) doesn't get much chance to shine in this but she had a long and successful career. To see her at her peak in a juicy and sympathetic role, one could do worse than to watch the 1954 romance/adventure "The Naked Jungle". The best parts of the movie for me are the lengthy dramatic scenes with Parker and co-star Charlton Heston. Anyone else seen that one? Based on a famous short story, it used to be quite well known.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you for sharing! I will definitely have to check out The Naked Jungle! Thanks for recommending :)

[@cjgraysings]

One ironic (if that's the right term for this context) fact I wanna mention, the actor for Rolfe actually turned 22 the year this came out, while the actress for Liesl turned 23; their characters respectively being 17 and 16

[@fxrwg83]

I cant even say how long I've known all these songs. Adelvis is my favorite

[@zvimur]

32:09, We have a "Singin in the Rain" situation. Singing voice was Bill Lee. Did same in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", singing Caleb's songs.

[@76tennboy]

The interesting thing about the real Maria von Trapp, is once she found out that they were making the actual story. She showed up on set and was being a real PITA! And just wouldn’t let them alone, kept wanting to be an unwanted source for how the Movie should go and demanded That she have a big part in the movie. So finally to get her to shut the hell up, they did have her in a scene and allegedly shut a few scenes with her but literally all she is is a smudge as she’s walking under some courtyard bridge thing while Julie Andrews is singing her song on the way to the captains house.

[@trisharushing2631]

I love your channel!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you 😊

[@davidolden971]

Hey, you’re a pretty good singer! Mia Andrews!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Haha! Thank you so much 😊

[@sueshow401]

Eidel-weiss is a beautiful white wild flower [kind of similar to the Canadian Province of Ontario's designated wildflower, the white trillium but with more clustered white petals]...grown in the mountain meadows of Austria...Notice earlier after capsizing the boat and all the children had to change their wet clothes to dry ones and just before the children begin to sing to the baroness sitting in the middle of the satee in the parlour, the youngest daughter presents to the baroness a small bouquet of yes, !❤! AUSTRIA'S eidelweiss wild flowers !

[@suebob16]

I think the filmmakers wanted to control how much of the political situation in Austria was shown in the movie and to not quickly show the cynical and opportunistic sides of Elsa and Max. Perhaps that was one of the reasons for removing the songs "No Way To Stop It" and "How Can Love Survive" from the film. I recently streamed an ITV production of Sound of Music from a few years ago that included both songs. An interesting detail was when it was discovered that the Von Trapp family had escaped from the festival towards the end, soldiers stepped forward to arrest Max for his apparent participation in their escape. This was not shown in the movie, and I'm not sure if other productions include this moment.

[@deltabravo2678]

his attitude isn't so much from grief but rather his profession. As a naval captain discipline and mastery are his stock in trade. He would have begun his service as a midshipman at about 12 years old. Any breech of discipline or hesitation to follow orders may have resulted in death of a shipmate or loss of the entire ship.

[@felixjaitman4715]

this movie is actually 2hs 55 minutes, near three hours of musical fun!

[@RubyMadigan]

This film is one of my all time favourites. It also marks (I think) the only on screen appearance of Marnie Nixon. She plays one of the nuns who sing 'how do you solve a problem like maria'. Obviously she did the vocal dubbing for Natalie wood in West Side Story, Deborah Kerr in The King and I and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. You gave credit to Peggy Woods on her singing but neither her nor Christopher Plummer sang here. She had her vocals dubbed by Margery McKay and Plummer by Bill Lee

[@RubyMadigan]

@@jamesmoyner7499 I said it was Marni nixon in my comment. Margery only did peggy woods in this film

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@RubyMadigan I didn’t see that part sorry,

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh jeez, I’m sorry 😅 I should have done more research on that! But nonetheless, that part was soooo beautifully sung 😊

[@dw2161]

@@MoviesWithMia A word about Peggy Wood, who was indeed dubbed for her singing in The Sound of Music. Ms Wood, whose voice in 1965 at the age of 71 was beyond the demands of the music, was an accomplished singer and actress in her own right, having had a long and successful career in musical theater on Broadway and in London. Her first show was Maytime in 1917 and she starred in many other productions in her early career before making several films and then reinventing her career in television, most famously the series "Mama" in the late 40s-early 50s. Ms Wood approved of Margery McKay (the wife of the production's rehearsal pianist), the woman who sang for her in The Sound of Music as she noted that Ms McKay's voice was very similar to her own when Ms Wood was in her prime. You can hear Ms Wood sing in the Broadway production of the operetta Bittersweet (1929) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5C0m3Ruocd9q5Y

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you for sharing that :)

[@bookwoman53]

Hi. When the movie was released a cinema owner shortened the film so that he could sell more tickets. He didn’t show the musical numbers. The Italian title of the movie is “All Together Passionately”

[@DancingPony1966-kp1zr]

Julie taught solfege to my entire generation in this show.

[@76tennboy]

There’s also a story that Christopher Plummer made sure that they shot this movie in the correct order up to a certain point because he was harsh to the children not nasty, just harsh to the children on and off the set to keep them in line so that they acted appropriately and scared and whatever because you’re dealing with children after all. But once they have the song Seen and it turns out that he is a nice guy. The kids reaction is genuine, and from then on since he was friendly to the children, they didn’t have to necessarily shoot it in sequence. You just couldn’t shoot any of the nice scenes prior to the mean scenes.

[@fxrwg83]

Mia I caught your voice. Very nice seriousl

[@adamblackwelder5863]

Fun fact: The soundtrack album did very well, too! It went to #1 in its 35th(!) week on the chart, knocking out The Beatles' Help! from the top spot. Although The Sound of Music stayed at #1 for only two weeks, it remained on the Album chart for a total of 233 weeks!

[@MoviesWithMia]

That is awesome! Yeah the songs in this film are timeless!

[@franciscogarza9633]

Unapologically sweet and maybe even a little corny The sound of music will win over all but the most cynical film goers with its classic songs and irresistible warmth, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) 83/100% Certified Approved ☑️ Maria Von Trapp: Do-Re-Mi

[@keithbrown8490]

As you explore more movies you will find the Director Robert Wise attached to many classic movies of every genre. He got his big start at RKO Pictures as a film editor. He edited Citizen Kane and other movies there before moving up to directing . He has received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award for his body of work .

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh wow! That is awesome!! Yeah I really like his directing style! One thing that I noticed between this film and West Side Story is that in the beginning there is a long sequence of aerial view of both landscapes which the film will be set. I wondered, as I was watching, if this was unique to his style of directing or if it was just a coincidence! Either way I loved that he introduces the setting of the film in this way!

[@BartholomewSmutz]

Since you're such a Julie Andrews fan you would probably also enjoy Torn Curtain and The Tamarind Seed in which Julie demonstrates that she is a very good dramatic actress in addition to being a legendary musical talent.

[@moisesmendez6819]

Fun Fact: The boy who plays Kurt Von Trapp played by Duane Chase did not sing the high note goodbye!!! -"So Long Farewell" it was dubbed by Charmian Carr's younger sister

[@geoffmower8729]

I saw a stage play of this 10 years ago absolutely fantastic. But there was part of the play depicting a Nazi rally the stage set changed suddenly and red swastika flags dropped down from the ceiling and people in Nazi uniforms walked down the aisles from behind us. I instantly felt sick to my stomach it was like being at a Nazi rally with Adolf Hitler giving a speech. They did something similar with the convent set with the nuns walking down the aisles. The young girl Angela Cartwright went on to be Penny Robinson on the syfi show Lost In Space.

[@paintedjaguar]

I also really like Julie Andrews in her non-singing roles. There's "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), I think "Darling Lili" (1970), "The Tamarind Seed" (1974), "One Special Night" (1999). What else?

[@MoviesWithMia]

Ooh! Yes I would like to see more of Julie Andrew’s in non-singing roles! Thank you for recommending :)

[@RaymondHng]

12:42 The reason why you appreciate moving camera shots is because it gives the shot a three-dimensional look in motion. In still photography, the photographer will frame a shot so that there are objects in the foreground and objects in the background to give the shot some depth. In cinema, the camera is moved on a dolly or on a track, so objects in the foreground move past the camera faster than objects in the background which gives the shot depth.

[@joytine6548]

The casting very charismatic

[@ab9772]

you can take a "Sound of Music" tour in Saltzburg. it is a bucket list item for me.

[@felixjaitman4715]

he played a WW2 spy movie where he was a english at the nazi intelligence, he even got to Lt and the first Iron Cross to a non german man, they're also there Yul Brinner and other bigs, most of the movie was shot in France! The name of the movie is XXX

[@susansokoloski2233]

Peggy Wood was dubbed by Margery McKay in this movie. Sadly, Peggy no longer had the vocal ability at her age. Still beautifully acted and, if I remember correctly, was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role as Mother Abbess.

[@76tennboy]

It’s actually not as sad as that story because you’ll notice one of the oldest girls grabs her. They knew that Julie Andrews was supposed to catch her and that she went off the wrong end so they went to go grab the kid instead, there wasn’t a really a moment of hesitation, they jumped into action. But I guess if you’re reading based off of Gretels perspective, I could see why she would feel that way. Also, you should watch the 40th anniversary special of this movie because one of the oldest girls was offset when they were doing that do re mi staircase scene, because everybody’s supposed to be in sync, going up and down the steps at the same time but if you watch really really closely, you’ll notice one of the girls keeps going up and down and up-and-down and up and down trying to get in the correct positionbecause one of the girls thought for 40 years that she was the one that had screwed up the position but it’s just a really funny story

[@LivingWatersUtube]

The Trapp Family singers probably helped popularize the recorder, btw

[@RaymondHng]

Sister Sophia, second from the right at 7:13 and third from the right at 8:39, is none other than Marni Nixon, best known as the ghost singer who dubbed Natalie Wood's singing voice in _West Side Story_ , Audrey Hepburn's singing voice in _My Fair Lady_ , and Deborah Kerr's singing voice in _The King and I_ .

[@kerrychristensen7204]

👍

[@lucybiven4957]

fun

[@philipcochran1972]

Robert Wise also directed the first 'Star Trek film, Star Trek the motion picture'. However, the story goes, Wise had never seen the star trek TV series but he had seen '2001 a space odyssey' and that's why Star Trek the motion picture became known as Star Trek the motionless picture

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

This film was shot in Todd-A0.

[@loganinkosovo]

The Von Trapps did not make a dime off this film. They had already sold the rights to their story to a German Film company for peanuts in the 1950's. (The Von Trapp Family kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGLMp6eoibJqh6s The von Trapp Family in America kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ-qmqmFlKyhbrc ) BTW, the opening scene in the sound of music was filmed with a helicopter. Everytime the helicopter pulled off after the zoom take the down wash knocked Julie Andrews on her back into the mud. They would have to clean her up and replace her wardrobe after every take. Captain Von Trapp had been a submarine Commander in the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War One and his lungs were burned by chlorine during the war.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh wow! Thank you for the insight! It’s a shame that they didn’t receive any money from it!! Also, wild about the real Captain Von Trapp! How was he able to sing after that?

[@loganinkosovo]

@@MoviesWithMia If you watch the German Movies I put the links up to, He doesn't sing and in real life he could not sing. The damage from the Sub batteries was too great.

[@fxrwg83]

Same with me a thunder & lightning storms

[@dennismason3740]

I literally sing on the streets of Hollywood. "The hills are alive..." and every tourist knows what I'm singing. The locals not so much. Doe, a deer, a female deer, ray, a drop of golden sun...Hollywood is rap-heavy on the streets so I'm bringing do-re-me to the scene. Do-re-mi is possibly the most dangerous song one can sing on the Walk of Fame. These kids can sing, they just gotta know that they can sing...

[@cesarroberto7276]

Fraulein Maria , unforgetable!

[@jameskoralewski1006]

If the monks sing them, they are called "Gregorian Chants".