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| Year of first release: 1965 | |
| Director: Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story, The Sand Pebbles) | |
| Actors: Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, Shrek 2), Christopher Plummer (Starcrash, 9, Up, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Eleanor Parker | |
| Country: USA | |
| Genre: Music, Romance | |
| Conditions of visioning: 23.02.2013, Blu-ray, Home cinema | |
| Synopsis: At the end of the 1930's in Austria, an atypical nun-to-be is sent to a family of seven children and their father, a former soldier. | |
| Review: Yes this is a cheesy 50-years old Musical that lasts 3 hours. But I was captivated by it! Some songs might tingle your ears but I found the whole movie to be beautifully choregraphed, so that I didn't have the impression (usual with Musicals) that the actors just tell you the story in songs. The movie is outrageously full of good feelings, but at times you emerge from this dream together with the characters of the movie, and get reminded of the political context: Austria was about to be annexed by the Nazis and the familty father, as soldier as he is, doesn't approve of it. Add to this the magnificent Blu-ray copy of the movie (transfered from the unusal 65 mm film format). Alpin landscapes in the first ten minutes and thoughout the movie are breathtaking, and make me long for the spring days when I will be able to hike those landcapes myself! |
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Rating: 9 /10
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Sound of Music (1965)
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I used to watch some musicals, especially the French ones by Jacques Demy with the naive music of Michel Legrand. I was curious to watch another one after such a long time. And no deception. This one is good. Simple music also a bit naive, but good (I love "Do re mi"). Then these themes are repeated in different steps of the story. As many movies dealing with the side stories of the second world war, this one touches easily also the acting is often exaggerated. But in which musical isn't it the case? The stories in Salzburg are charming, both love story and History-related story. My rating would stay in a good 7/10. Seen on 02.08.2015, DVD, original English version.
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