"The truth about the Sound of Music family" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Mar 2015 3:50 p.m. PST |
"When it was released 50 years ago, The Sound of Music became one of the most successful films of all time. It was based on the true story of the von Trapp family (above) – but what did they think of it and was their life really like it was portrayed in the movie? "Everyone thinks the Sound of Music was exactly the way things happened, and of course it wasn't because there had to be artistic licence," says Johannes von Trapp. He is the youngest son of Georg and Maria – the decorated naval commander and singing nun turned governess of the film. "This was the Hollywood version of the Broadway version of the German film version of the book that my mother wrote. "It's like the parlour game where you whisper a word in your neighbour's ear and he whispers it and it goes around the room – by the time it comes back it's usually changed a bit."…"
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Armand |
| Dynaman8789 | 01 Mar 2015 3:58 p.m. PST |
> "Everyone thinks the Sound of Music was exactly the way things happened I'm more surprised that any of it turned out to be true. |
| morrigan | 01 Mar 2015 5:04 p.m. PST |
I've always noticed, in my own day to day life, that no one ever just bursts into song in the middle of a conversation. I would be quite alarmed if they did. Guess that's why I can't abide musicals. |
Frederick  | 01 Mar 2015 5:50 p.m. PST |
To be fair to the good citizens of Salzburg, you get the real story if you take the Sound of Music tour (all 6 hours – which I did, showing just what a good husband I am) |
| LostPict | 01 Mar 2015 6:26 p.m. PST |
Frederick, I did the same. The gazebo was much smaller in person than in the film… |
| Rabbit 3 | 02 Mar 2015 4:13 a.m. PST |
Actually I found it facinating that Capitan Von Trapp was in reality an Austro-Hungarian U-Boat ace in WWI! |
| bogdanwaz | 02 Mar 2015 5:47 a.m. PST |
Captain von Trapp is mentioned a few times in John Biggins' Sailor of Austria novel. |
| Tango01 | 02 Mar 2015 10:51 a.m. PST |
Frederick… you are a REAL good husband!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| tuscaloosa | 09 Mar 2015 5:15 p.m. PST |
bogdanwaz, good reference. The Sailor of Austria series are great books, especially if you want WW1 Austrian UBoot adventures. And who doesn't! |
| zoneofcontrol | 09 Mar 2015 6:54 p.m. PST |
I saw it when I was 16 going on 17. It was one of my favorite things. |
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