"TheSoundofMusic"isoneofthebestmusicalseverfilmed.ItdeservedlywontheBestPictureOscarfor1965alongwithanumberofotherawards.FilmedlargelyonlocationinAustria,thesceneryissimplybreathtaking.WhocaneverforgetthebeautifulopeningsequencewherethecamerapansoverthemountainsbeforezoominginonstarJulieAndrewssingingthetitlesong.Andthere'sthatunforgettableRodgersandHammersteinscore.
Thestorylineissimple.AnovicenunMaria,(Andrewsatthepeakofhercareer)issenttobegovernessforafamilyofsevenchildrenranginginagefrom5to16.ThefamilyisthatofCaptainVonTrapp(ChristopherPlummer)aformernavalhero.Thestorytakesplaceduringthe30sjustpriortoWWII.TheNaziinfluenceisfeltmoreorlessasabackgroundtothestoryuntilthefinalminutesofthemovie.
"TheSoundofMusic"hasstoodthetestoftimeasevidencedbytherecentreleaseofasing-a-longversiontotheaters.Itisatrueclassicoffamilyentertainment.