The Sound of Music is adapted from Maria Von Trapp's autobiography, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the leading American musicals.
The Sound of Music opened in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway on November 16th, 1959, making it the second longest-running musical on Broadway in the 195s. In 1965, 2th Century Fox made the film version "The Sound of Music", which made it onto the world stage and was loved by millions of audiences in various countries all over the world. The most valuable artistic masterpiece in human memory, the classic in Hollywood musicals and musicals, and the wonderful stroke of genius in film history.
Basic information
The Sound of Music
Translated name The Sound of Music
1965
National and American
174 Mins
Category Musical Film
Language English/ Putonghua
director robert wise
starring Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
main characters
von trapp
Maria
Lisa
Frederic
Louisa
. Kurt
Brigitte
Marta
Gertel
Synopsis
22-year-old Maria is a voluntary nun in the Salzburg monastery, but her lively and nature-loving personality always causes her trouble in the monastery. Dean Abbiss of the convent felt that her lively personality was not suitable for the life of monks. So, when she received a request from Colonel von trapp for care, she decided to let Maria go, so that she could explore the real purpose of life.
Maria arrived at von trapp's house and found that he was a widower with seven children. His long naval life and the grief of his dead wife made him treat his children as strictly as a soldier. Soon, Maria understood the reason why the nurses left before. It turned out that the children couldn't get their father's love and always used playing tricks on the nurses to attract their father's attention.
The colonel asked Maria to be as strict as he was, but Maria didn't listen, but won the children's friendship with her natural gentleness and kindness. While the Colonel was away, she made game clothes for each child with curtains, led them to the market, had a picnic in the beautiful Alps, and taught them to sing. Children's original detention and melancholy were gradually replaced by music and laughter.
Soon the colonel went home, bringing back Uncle Mike, whom the children liked, and Baroness, the colonel's girlfriend, who the children didn't like very much. The colonel was very dissatisfied with Maria's behavior, but he was very moved when he heard the children singing for the baroness, because Maria brought back music that had not been available at home since his dead wife. Maria also prepared a puppet show with the children, and the colonel was attracted by Maria's enthusiasm for infecting others.
a few days later, the colonel and the baroness held a grand dance together, and the children also sang at the dance. At the dance, Maria demonstrated the Austrian folk dance "Enderla" to the children. Unexpectedly, the colonel came and danced with Maria. At the end of the dance, they looked at each other and their love was clear at a glance. All this was noticed by the baroness. That night, she advised Maria to go back to the monastery. Maria was afraid that her feelings for the colonel would get deeper and deeper, so she left quietly.
after Maria left, the baroness tried to please the children in vain. The children were even sadder when they learned that the colonel was going to marry the baroness. They went to the monastery to look for Maria, but they couldn't see her. Maria confessed to Dean Abbiss her love for the colonel and her bewilderment about life. Dean Abbiss told her to have backbone and courage, and to find her true love even if she climbed every mountain in the world. So Maria went back to von trapp's house. When Maria came back, the baroness found that she could not recover the affection between Maria and the colonel. She voluntarily withdrew from the engagement, and the colonel and Maria confided in each other. Soon, they got married.
Unfortunately, their lives are not always happy. When they were still on their honeymoon, the German Nazis occupied Austria. When they got back to Salzburg, they found Nazi flags everywhere. When they were away, Uncle Mike, who was in charge of taking care of the children, registered them for the Salzburg Festival. As soon as the colonel got home, he received a telegram from the Nazis asking him to report to the Nazi navy immediately. The colonel, who always hated the Nazis, decided to lead his family out of Austria. When they left the villa at night, they were stopped by the Nazis who had been hiding outside the door to monitor them, so the colonel explained that they left to participate in the Hillsborough Festival performance and took out the program as evidence. Accompanied by the Nazis, they came to the venue and performed the songs prepared by the children. At this time, the colonel and Maria sang "Edelweiss". In the song, the love for the motherland Austria was rich and profound. Regardless of the Nazi guards with guns next to them, the audience present also sang "Edelweiss" with the colonel.
After the performance, the Colonel's family fled the performance scene while the awards were being given. The Nazis chased them all the way to the monastery. With the help of nuns, the Colonel's family hid behind the tombstone and escaped the Nazi's pursuit. Then they crossed the Alps and left Austria.
The film is fresh, exquisite and touching, and it is appreciated for elegance and vulgarity. There are both humorous interests and deep and dignified feelings.