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The Sound of Music

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The Sound of Music (1965)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:38

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: An uplifting family classic with a classic soundtrack.

Rated: U

Runtime: 2 hrs 55 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:26-09-2007

Synopsis: Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best... Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Robert Wise), the film, based on a real family and their true events, tells the story of a young postulate, Maria (Julie Andrews), who, after proving too high-spirited for the Mother Abess and other nuns, is sent off to work as a governess to seven unruly children. The Von Trapp family is run, in military style, by the seemingly cold-hearted Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), a lonely widowed naval officer. Seeing how badly he and his children need companionship, he proposes to the Baroness Schraeder (Eleanor Parker), a calculating, mutual friend of beloved family friend Max Detweiler (Richard Haydn). It is the baroness who soon realizes that it's Maria--with her warmth and love for the children--the captain really loves. It is nearly bliss for the newly formed family who loves to sing together--except for the cloud looming over their beloved Austrian horizon: Hitler is ascending to power, forcing Von Trapp to decide whether to join the Nazi party--which he loathes--or force his family to leave their home forever. One of the most memorable scores ever written (by Rodgers and Hammerstein) and breathtaking performances by Andrews, Plummer, and the seven children mark this classic as one of the world's most favorite films. [More]

Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood

Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Eleanor Parker, Heather Menzies, Nicholas Hammond, Angela Cartwright, Ben Wright, Norma Varden

Director: Robert Wise

Director: Robert Wise
Producer: Robert Wise
Composer: Richard Rodgers, Irwin Kostal
Producer: Boris Leven
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Escapist films about, well, escaping, don't come any better than this.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
01/28/08
Channel 4 Film
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Check your cynicism at the door: Robert Wise's adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical still has a little soul in its bones.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/22/07
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]
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Call me a drongo, but this really is quite watchable (yes, I've seen it more than once).

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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No christmas day would be complete without spending the afternoon falling asleep in front of this film.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/06/05
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
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In dialogue, song and story, Music still contains too much sugar, too little spice.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment 1 Comment
02/20/09
TIME Magazine
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It grows on one like edelweiss.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/08/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

See website for more details.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
09/19/07
Rory L. Aronsky
Rory L. Aronsky
Screen It!

God, The Sound of Music is so freakin' nice.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
03/11/07
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

It's so perfectly contrived and mechanical and fresh as a daisy, it's infuriating. And only the sly, insistently subversive Christopher Plummer is on our side.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
12/13/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Every audience sniffle and tear has been taken into account.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/13/06
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

One of the finest examples of escapist musical entertainment. The Sound of Music is a terrific picture.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
11/21/06
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Labeled "Sound of Money," this is Hollywood musical as its most calculating, with something for everyone: corny anti-Nazi politics, melodic tunes, schmaltzy romance, old-fashioned values, and above all, a celebration of family power in times of crisis

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07/24/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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06/30/05
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

No review available.

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04/27/05
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Watching it just makes you feel wonderful.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/09/05
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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01/26/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

A classic in every sense of the word.

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11/17/04
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Great music, great scenery, how can you not love this?

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09/28/04
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
Tolucan Times

To enjoy director Robert Wise's Best Picture winner you must overlook the bloated, sugar-coated story, and even then it's an uphill slog.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment 1 Comment
08/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Other than The Wizard of Oz, no Hollywood musical is as familiar, reassuring, and beloved of all ages… Andrews anchors the film… her sincerity is absolute.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
03/22/04
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
 
 
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