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The truth about the Sound of Music family
BBC ^ | 3/1/2015 | Louise Hidalgo

Posted on 03/01/2015 11:09:40 AM PST by Borges

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; nazi; soundofmusic; vontrapp; vontrappfamily; wwii
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To: Hardens Hollow

Perhaps the key ingredient is Nazis?

A completely uneducated guess since I’ve never seen the movie.


101 posted on 03/01/2015 6:26:39 PM PST by moehoward
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
"Imagine Julie Andrews singing and dancing on a mountain top. Suddenly five hundred zombies come up over the hill, surround and devour her. One sees her sinking down in the mob of living dead all while they make chomping and slurping sounds."

Is that you Robert Rodriguez ???

102 posted on 03/01/2015 6:28:22 PM PST by moehoward
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To: moehoward

Nazis make people want to sing?

In that case, we should be hearing music from one side of the holler to the other, with this fascist regime.

On a bright note, I went to church today for the first time since moving. When asked where I came from, to deflect any thought I might be a liberal, I said I escaped fascist California. I got lots of very positive responses! I think I’m in the right area now. Ready to holler if need be ;)


103 posted on 03/01/2015 6:29:42 PM PST by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Hardens Hollow

>> I have no clue how to pronounce ‘dirndl’ <<

Me neither. I’ll be dirned if I know!


104 posted on 03/01/2015 6:33:15 PM PST by Hawthorn
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To: Hawthorn

ok, good hint!


105 posted on 03/01/2015 6:57:56 PM PST by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: FredZarguna

So - they had 3 together.
Thanks for your reply.


106 posted on 03/01/2015 6:58:16 PM PST by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: FredZarguna

‘________ fell in love with him later.’

I can believe all of that.


107 posted on 03/01/2015 7:01:39 PM PST by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Georg von Trapp was born in Zadar, also known as Zara, which is now in Croatia but then belonged to Austria.


108 posted on 03/01/2015 7:02:23 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Georg von Trapp was born in Zadar, also known as Zara, which is now in Croatia but then belonged to Austria.


109 posted on 03/01/2015 7:02:23 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: moehoward
Is that you Robert Rodriguez ???

Whoever he is, he is definitely a music lover.

110 posted on 03/01/2015 7:03:57 PM PST by Robwin
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To: Hawthorn; Hardens Hollow

‘_______how to pronounce ‘dirndl’

I’ll give it a shot: ‘D u r n - d i l l .’

That seems about right.


111 posted on 03/01/2015 7:23:04 PM PST by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: FredZarguna

Bwahaha!


112 posted on 03/01/2015 8:36:17 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Zeneta

Well some of the Austrian branch of my family escaped to Australia during the war. So there is the European, American and now Australian branches. Various spellings but the same family.

One of the men came back and was helping others escape when he was caught. He survived and went back to Australia after the war.


113 posted on 03/01/2015 8:48:27 PM PST by CARDINALRULES (Tough times never last -Tough people do. DK57 --RIP 6-22-02)
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To: Robwin

Rodriguez is a huge film guy. Director/Writer/everything.
But more to the point, if you’ve seen Planet Terror (zombie film), that’s his.


114 posted on 03/01/2015 10:38:41 PM PST by moehoward
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To: Hardens Hollow
"Nazis make people want to sing?

In that case, we should be hearing music from one side of the holler to the other, with this fascist regime."

A very compelling point.

115 posted on 03/01/2015 10:41:00 PM PST by moehoward
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To: FredZarguna; iowamark

Thank you both for the link (or whatever it’s called - got to know more computer-talk-language - )

I will reread the info on the von-Trapps - have been playing YouTube videos for a long time today, on the whole ‘Sound Of Music’ phenomenon.


116 posted on 03/01/2015 10:48:54 PM PST by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: Hostage

Jacob’s Dream makes me cry every time I hear it. Those poor little boys all alone hoping mommy and daddy would come soon to take them home, only they never did. And the poor parents hearts must have been broken for the boys to be lost and then found dead. I hope they are all together now and forever.


117 posted on 03/01/2015 11:29:26 PM PST by kalee
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To: Borges

This is one of my wife’s favorite movies. It is a very lovely movie and I have enjoyed watching it many times over the years. I think Julie Andrews is lovely and if anyone replies to me that she’s a left wing socialist or degenerate in some sort of way I’ll be really mad!!! I don’t want to know!!! :-)


118 posted on 03/02/2015 5:40:21 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: USARightSide; Hardens Hollow

>> I’ll give it a shot: ‘D u r n - d i l l .’ <<

Close enough for government work, as the old saying goes.

But DEERN-dull would be closer.


119 posted on 03/02/2015 6:20:12 AM PST by Hawthorn
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