Julie Andrews Explains The Sound Of Music Movie's One Major Problem
Iconic actor Julie Andrews reveals the one fear she had for The Sound of Music film. Andrews, now 86 years old, has been acting for over 70 years. In those decades, she has played myriad roles, not only as Maria in The Sound of Music, but also as the titular character in Mary Poppins (1964), Eliza Doolittle in the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady, and Millie Dillmount inThoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Most recently, Andrews voiced Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton and Gru’s mom in Minions: The Rise of Gru.
The Sound of Music became a classic film not only within Andrews’ filmography, but one of the most beloved movies in all of film history. From “The Sound of Music” itself to “Do-Re-Mi,” The Sound of Music is ridden with spectacular tunes. The film was nominated for 10 Oscars, winning 5, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film is renowned not only for its stunning cinematography and joyous melodies, but also for its startling drama in the film’s last act, where the von Trapp family must flee the Nazi regime.
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Andrews now reveals, however, that long before The Sound of Music garnered such acclaim, she and her colleagues were trepidatious about their approach to the story. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Andrews describes the process of adapting the popular stage musical into a film. Andrews recalls that much of the cast and crew — including director Robert Wise, actor Christopher Plummer, and Andrews herself — worried that The Sound of Music “could be quite saccharine if [they] were not careful.” Andrews attributes this fear to the sweeping landscapes, music, and the presence of the seven children in the
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