Part of Weekend Classics
Free-willed and deeply connected with the beautiful Alpine landscape of her youth, Maria (Julie Andrews) is a conflicted postulant, debating whether or not she should give her life over to serving in Nonnberg Abbey. When her Mother Superior suggests that she experience more of life outside the abbey, she sends Maria to act as a governess to the seven children of Captain Georg Von Trapp, an Austrian naval officer and a widower. Arriving at their villa, Maria discovers she’s merely the latest in a long line of governesses the children have scared away. But with her love of life, music and dance, she quickly wins them over. The Von Trapps’ delicate happiness is threatened, however, by a burgeoning romance between Maria and the soon-to-be married captain — as the rise of the Third Reich in Austria may force Captain Von Trapp into the German Navy.
“Will be one of the movies’ all-time hits, one of the all-time great pictures. It restores your faith in movies. If you sit quietly and let it take, it may also restore your faith in humanity. It does this with infectious wit, with consistent gaiety, with simple and realistic spirituality, with romance of heartbreak and heartmend. This is set against the most beautiful scenery you have seen in your life. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is quite a picture.” —Hollywood Reporter (original 1965 review) “While all-too-frequent TV appearances may have relegated this to ridicule status in some quarters, there can scarcely be a soul who doesn't complain of having something in their eye when Captain Von Trapp regains an inkling of humanity and butts in on his extended family's rendition of the title track. The phrase ‘they don't make them like this any more’ has rarely been so accurate. One of the greatest screen musicals ever.” —Caroline Westbrook, Empire Magazine
