The Story of “The Sound of Music” is it True or Not? “The Sound of Music” was a remarkable (1965) film produced by Hollywood based on the true story of the von Trapp family singers. Julia Andrews played the prestigious role of Maria von Trapp, an Austrian governess who feel in love with the seven children of Baron Georg von Trapp, a retired World War I naval commander, who she later married. Although the movie was entailed on a true story, was the movie actually authenic to the European family, or was it a made up American version? Maria Agusta was an orphaned child who was taken in by an anti-Catholic man. When she turned eighteen she converted to Catholicism, where she found the Nonberg convent; this is where, and how it began. When she …show more content…
“Although the story told in The Sound of Music was accurate in its basic outlines, it differed from von Trapp’s actual experiences in important ways” (“Maria von Trapp” 1), as the “Sound of Music” played a true story of the von Trapp family, not all of the movie was accurate. Only a minimum of the real von Trapp families imformationale points, was used as their foundation, the rest was not correct, and more of a made up fairytale, like Hollywood movies were made out to be. “The children's clothes were not authentic, and the music was nothing like folksy madrigals sung by the real Von Trapps, so the criticism went” (“Maria wins over Austrians, Germans” 1). Even though the movie had an outline of the real life von Trapps, many things were changed to an American style. Props and clothing, wasn't anything like the families Austrian clothing. Much of the movie that was believed to be the original history of the family, was mostly turned out to be an …show more content…
Most people do not know that, “the real Maria didn’t teach the children to sing, that honour was taken by the young priest” (Sound of Msuic Fabulous Fact’s 2). The von Trapps were always singing around the house, and were soon later discovered by the priest to teach them even further. Compared to the movie, their father always let them sing around the house, and loved it; ‘they sing solely for their own enjoyment until opera singer Lotte Lehman hears them and persuades the family to enter an contest at the Salzburg Festival” (Maria Augusta von Trapp 2). This is where it all began when they sang for the first time at a festival concert, just like in the movie. “Edelweiss isn’t a traditional Austrian folk song. It was written by Rogers and Hammerstein for their Brodaway production” (Elrick 2), which is consdiered to be an interesting place to find the song. It was believed by many people that the song Edelweiss was a traditional German song, due to the fact that it was an German word, but that was not the case it was written for a play. The movie seemed so real, but the facts of the original von Trapp family tell another
Since the movie is based on a true story, there aren’t very many parts that happen in the movie that never happened. The movie is extremely accurate in its portrayal of the military emotionally hardened father.
however, was just a Hollywood story version following the life of two sisters, Dottie and Kit,
Frances Cabrini was born in July 15, 1850 to Agostino Cabrini and Stella Oldini in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardi, Italy. She was one of eleven children born to the Cabrini family and one of the only four children that survived past adolescence. She was born two months premature and was small and weak as a child. These factors, as well as the strong faith of her parents, would have an impact on the rest of her life, mission, and works. Agostino Cabrini, her father, often read Propagation of the Faith to her and the rest of the family. The stories were all about the missions in China and from a young age, Frances desired to become a missionary. By the age of eighteen, Frances knew that she wanted to be a nun, however; her weak health stood in the way. She could not join the Sacred Heart of Jesus. So instead, in 1863, Frances enrolled as a boarding student at the Normal School in Arluno with the intentions of becoming a schoolteacher. The school was directed by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. Frances lived at the school for five years, residing in the convent with the nuns. Frances was elated to live with the nuns and to share a faith-centered life with them. She graduated from the Normal School in 1868 with a degree in teaching.
In this film, John Williams revived the technique of using leitmotif –a recurring musical theme or melody associated with a particular person, place, object, or idea that is “characterized by a single harmonic or rhythmic trait” (Brown 15). In films, leitmotifs are melodies or musical phrases inserted into a specific character’s music background specified. It was originally developed by Richard Wagner and commonly used in his¬¬ operas during the Golden Age. These are used by film music composers
To fully understand the relationship between a filmmaker and a composer, it is helpful to take a closer look at the filmmaker’s position towards music in film in general; these can of course differ substantially from one director to another. It seems, one must think, that the complete narrative and emotive potential of film music is not yet fully recognized and appreciated in many film produc...
In 1965, The Sound of Music won the 38th Academy Awards for Best Picture. Julie Andrews stars in another heartwarming musical. This time, she plays Maria, the tomboyish postulant. The story is based on the real life account of the Von Trapp Family singers. A family that is most popular in the time immediately preceding World War II.
After first viewing of the film, one might be quick to say that the film is completely devoid of music. It is used so scarcely that it appears to make no impact. Yet, it is that scarcity and exclusion that creates the sullen tone of the film. Bresson relies heavily on ambient, diegetic sound that, in this case, is going to be the silence or the rustling of prisoners’ or guards’ feet within the walls of the prison. Careful scraping of the spoon handle on the floor, the creaking of the wooden door as it is pried open, and the light tapping on the cement walls all lend to the solitude and determination of the prisoner. Sound very much plays a role as a symbol; the clinking of the keys against the railing represents not only authority but raises the tension of the film, the viewer knowing that Fontaine’s exposure as an attempted escapee would lead to sudden death. In combination with the random firings from the death squad, Bresson leads the viewer to really feel the hopelessness and disparity of the situation.
"When the picture was half finished, we had a showing with sound" Disney later recalled. ”A couple of boys could read music and one of them could play a mouth organ. We put them in a room where they could not see the screen and arranged to pipe their sound into the room where our wives and friends were going to see the picture. The boys worked from music and sound effects score. After several false starts, sound and action got off with the gun. The mouth organist played the tune...
The Nazis are not portrayed in a good or friendly manner throughout the entire movie, especially during the La Marseillaise scene. When the German soldiers, led by Strasser, begin to sing their patriotic song, ?Die Wacht am Rhein? in French territory, it does not sit well with the French patriots. This singing represents the German invasion of France in their government, culture and territory because the Germans come into foreign land with their military and control all aspects of society. The movie depicts the soldiers as drunk and tone-dea...
Cabaret provides for its audience an animated and a uniquely exciting dramatization of Berlin, Germany just before the Second World War. The story of many Germans living in an uncertain world is shown through just a few characters. Life is a cabaret, or so the famed song goes. After watching "Cabaret," you'll agree to an extent, but also realize how unsettling the assertion is. Taking place in the early 1930s, a portrait of life in decadent Berlin, is both uplifting and grim. Not your typical musical, it is comedic and dramatic, realistic, very tasteful, and ultimately thought provoking.
... and Hammerstein was also their last. The musical came from “The Trapp Family Singers,” by Maria Augusta Trapp. It opened on November 16, 1959 in New York and ran for 1,443 performances.
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The Sound of Music is a timeless classic that has captivated the attention of many ages. Based off the beginning events of Maria von Trapp’s book The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, the overall view of the Von Trapp family in the film is kept intact. Maria Augusta Kutschera joined the family in 1926 as a tutor to the children and later married their father, former Navy officer, Georg von Trapp. As World War II progressed, the family became more well known for their musical talent, which was the focus of The Sound of Music. However, the film includes only a part of the story of the Von Trapp family. After the family left Austria during the Nazi invasion in 1938, the Von Trapp Family Singers continued to tour throughout Europe and the United States.
The musical selections and songs that were sung told a story and narrated the almost the entire film, as is expected in...
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