Immediately we’re rewatching the 1965 film, The Sound of Music directed by Robert Sensible and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
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Present Notes:
Favourite scene:
Elsie – Puppet present
Emma – When Maria makes play garments out of the curtains
Decor inspiration (actually break this down) Something you’d use in your personal residence? Beloved, hated, sturdy reactions and so forth…
Reverend Mom’s workplace – darkish and moody lighting and fancy wallpaper
Captain’s home – Mansion, gold leaf all the pieces, and puppet theater
Different cozy inspiration (vogue, meals, drink or something?):
Love all of Julia Andrew’s outfits
Boat scene and all the child actions
Fee this film from 0 to five do-re-mi:
Elsie – 10
Emma – 5
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Episode 234 Transcript:
Emma: You’re listening to the Stunning Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation pay attention, and at the moment we’re re-watching the 1965 film the Sound of Music, directed by Robert Sensible and starring Julie Andrews.
Elsie: That is, yeah, one in all my high two, Julie Andrews.
Emma: Additionally Christopher Plummer
Elsie: Yeah, Christopher Plummer is all the pieces on this film. We’ll speak about him so much on this episode, most likely an excessive amount of. In the event you don’t know what we’re speaking about, simply Google footage of the Sound of Music Christopher Plummer and also you’ll see. He’s identical to stunning, attractive, stunning, attractive, like we’re in love with him. He actually is. And he sings softly, like you realize. Yeah, so I really like the Sound of Music. It’s one in all my childhood reminiscences as a result of our mother for her these two Julie Andrews motion pictures, Mary Poppins and the Sound of Music, had been a giant a part of her childhood. So she made them a giant a part of our childhood and now I’m making them a giant a part of my youngsters’s childhood. And so, yeah, if I’m passing down something, it’s Julie Andrews. I feel she’s all the pieces. And the film I simply watched it final weekend with my children and it undoubtedly stands the check of time.
Emma: Oh, yeah, I imply, in the event you had been like performing some sort of phrase affiliation sport and also you had been like the primary phrase that involves thoughts once I say Julie Andrews, I’d be like my mother, yeah, only a sturdy affiliation proper there and it’s yeah. These two motion pictures, Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, sure, sure, okay, so describe the film for individuals who haven’t watched it, as a result of, truthfully, for such a cheerful musical, family-friendly, sing-songy musical, this film takes some turns. So, yeah, simply describe the film. I really feel like everybody’s most likely seen it, however simply give them a lowdown.
Elsie: So it’s a World Struggle II film. I really feel like everybody’s most likely seen it, however simply give them a lowdown. So it’s a World Struggle II period film. So it has numerous Nazi stuff in it. However, it’s additionally like a cheerful household film, so it’s about folks dwelling in. Is it Austria?
Emma: Yeah, I feel they’re in Austria.
Elsie: Through the time of the occupation, and so it has numerous political issues. I feel it was made within the 60s and that was within the 40s, so it’s prefer it was, you realize, commentating on an important time in historical past. And in addition it’s a musical. It has like a ton of songs. I feel that it’s an iconic musical with like I don’t know a dozen songs and also you most likely know most of them songs and also you most likely know each tune.
Emma: You most likely know, yeah, they’re very well-known, yeah.
Elsie: So it’s a film with numerous emotional ups and downs. It additionally has just like the, the opposite girl, the opposite girlfriend. Um, I like that. It has children who vary from like just a little child to a youngster. My daughter, who’s eight, simply loves the children and the children singing. Anytime the children are in it, she’s very engaged, which is a lot of the complete film, just about all the pieces however the nuns could be very thrilling for my children to look at, already at ages six and eight. So, yeah, did I synopsize it nicely? Yeah, would you add something to that?
Emma: I feel the one different factor I’d point out is that it’s a considerably true story. Oh, I didn’t know that. Yeah, as a child I didn’t know that in any respect. You understand, they take some liberties I imply, it’s a musical, so it’s not 100%, however it’s a considerably true story, which I feel is fairly fascinating, like there’s an actual Maria Wow. That is sort of her story. So it’s a wild, wild story. So then when you realize it’s considerably actual, I’m like that’s actually wild so there you could have it. So anyway, do you could have any reminiscences of if you first watched this film? I really feel like we had been little, so I’m making an attempt to even bear in mind. It seems like only a film that was all the time within the ether sure for youngsters, okay.
Elsie: So for me, brutal honesty once I was a baby I assumed Mary Poppins was superior and the sound of music was boring and I I get it. I get how I felt that approach. So I feel extra as an grownup I feel I began re-watching it so much like 5 years in the past or so. It’s change into much more participating for me now. I feel as a baby it does have numerous lengthy dialogue scenes between adults and issues like that and like simply issues that I didn’t perceive. You understand just a little bit extra of a mature film.
Emma: It’s fairly political too. Like we stated, there’s World Struggle II, and till I actually discovered about that in class as an older child I don’t suppose I completely was like why are there navy folks? I don’t know what this implies. You understand such as you don’t actually. It goes over your head if you’re little.
Elsie: Yeah, no, in brutal honesty, I feel most of it went over my head till like final yr. So it, I imply I’m simply telling the reality, however it’s a stunning film, my favourite half, I feel, for as a baby I bear in mind like her sitting like on the hills with the youngsters the place she has the guitar they usually’re singing their first swiss alps sure I do not forget that very well, however as an grownup my favourite a part of the film is the puppet present. I really like that puppet present. It’s so like excessive depth, 10 out of 10. Puppet present, puppets are simply nice puppets are simply superb. I really like puppets are simply superb.
Emma: I really like puppets a lot. Sure, as a child I feel my favourite half was the curtains when she turns the curtains into the play garments. She’s like they want play garments after which she sews all these garments out of the curtains and I feel I liked it, partly as a result of our mother sews and would periodically make us stuff once we had been children and we additionally neither of our grandmothers sew, however our grandmother Karina had some associates Mary Robinson, sure who would sew us stuff as children, and so there was one thing to me about home made garments as a child that I assumed was actually like particular, Not in the best way that I view it now. Like now I’m like, wow, that’s actually particular. They took the time to stitch. Sure, you realize, like. To me it means so much as an grownup, however as a child I did love the sensation of like I may see it on a sample, like these paper patterns that you’d get it like Joanne or Michaels or wherever, after which they’d make it for you out of one thing you’d pick. And it was simply actually so within the film when she takes the curtains down and makes the play garments and all the children sort of have these matching garments unexpectedly out of the curtains. I liked that half and it simply felt semi-relatable however in a bizarre approach, it’s extraordinarily iconic. They even have little bandanas and like matching equipment. One has a lederhosen sort, you realize. Yeah, general form of vibe, it’s actually cute.
Elsie: Sure, it has all the pieces. It has music, it has puppets, it has stitching and Julie Andrews Nones. Yeah, Julie Andrews singing, it’s superb.
Emma: Properly, let’s speak about some decor inspiration. There’s numerous inspiration on this film for a bunch of various issues, however let’s simply speak about decor for a second, and a few the areas we may speak about is Reverend Mom’s workplace and likewise the captain’s home. Ideas and emotions.
Elsie: So the captain’s home is like straight mansion and it’s very like gold leaf all the pieces Double staircase Not double staircase, however such as you, know the staircase that goes two instructions yeah, yeah, yeah the highest, which is wish to me, that’s like mansion mansion, it’s like there’s ranges of mansions proper and like-.
Emma: No, that’s like a resort that I’m unsure I’d abdomen the value to remain at Proper. You understand what?
Elsie: I imply proper, it’s like whoa, precisely. So I don’t know if it’s like cozy inspiration as a lot as like a number of the Nancy Myers vibe. It’s totally different inspiration, it’s totally different, however this can be very stunning. And I’d say the factor I’m most impressed by visually about this film, in addition to the songs however is the outfits. I really like all of julie andrews, like cute little it’s like. She’s sort of like homeschool, sort of like homeschool-y sort of healthful.
Emma: It’s virtually like an apron, nevertheless it’s like a costume that’s made to seem like an apron, however she additionally appears actually sizzling on a regular basis. She does.
Elsie: Yeah, so it’s very suspicious and I completely find it irresistible. So, yeah, and the puppets Did I point out? That’s most likely the puppet theater is as tall as a room. It’s most likely like 12 toes tall and it’s a must to like use a ladder to face on the high of it, and I used to be simply sitting there dreaming about how I may make one and it’s like you possibly can undoubtedly make one.
Emma: It received’t be that grand, it received’t, it received’t.
Elsie: It might be fairly cool, it might be fairly cool, yeah, anyway, I feel that’s my inspiration. I don’t bear in mind the nun workplace. Do you do not forget that?
Emma: It’s like they sort of mild it form of darkish and moody. I really feel prefer it’s a scene the place you actually can inform it is a play. You understand how typically they translate a play to a film and also you’re like, oh, so they only shot the play. Okay, you realize like however I really feel just like the nunnery, her workplace, it sort of vibes that approach the place you’re like, okay, there’s simply numerous lighting happening right here, Okay. However I feel she does have this sort of Damask wallpaper the place you’re like that’s just a little fancy for a nun, that’s cool, nevertheless it largely simply feels sort of chill, however sort of like darkish and moody yeah.
Elsie: I feel all the pieces in Europe feels fancy to an American as a result of that’s simply because it’s so previous. Yeah, we don’t have that. Every little thing’s simply previous and exquisite and if we see an previous constructing we’re like wow, it’s very totally different right here.
Emma: Yeah, If it’s like 100 years previous, we’re like that’s tremendous historic. And then you definately go to Europe and be like wait, how previous is it? It’s true, yeah, it’s true, okay, another cozy inspiration? I just like the scene the place they’re mountaineering.
Elsie: I imply, I assume they go mountaineering.
Emma: You understand that’s a giant a part of the film too is that they’re fleeing. However yeah, there’s numerous like outside outfits and actions that really feel actually enjoyable and, as we’re approaching summer time proper now, I assume that’s one thing that was sort of like protruding to me of like, oh yeah, perhaps this may be one to love hype up your children to love go do outside stuff In the event that they like musicals. Properly, yeah, perhaps this may be one to hype up your children to love go do outside stuff, mm-hmm, in the event that they like musicals.
Elsie: That’s true. Yeah, it does have sort of a pleasant picnic-y vibe. Like her parenting model is outdoor.
Emma: Let’s go exterior, which is an effective one. Let’s run round, which is an effective parenting model, I feel, All proper. Properly, what would you price this film? Zero out of 5 Do Re Mi’s.
Elsie: I’m going to present it a ten out of 5. I feel simply Christopher Plummer singing Edelweiss alone is like for me all the pieces. And the puppet present Did I point out? And, yeah, the stitching, and I don don’t know. There’s simply so many candy elements of it like she’s, she’s the right nanny. If I I by no means had a nanny, and I don’t suppose lots of people within the us did, however in the event you did in a magical world, you realize you’d need her a governess.
Emma: Yeah, yeah, even the phrase like hmm, I don’t even know, like that’s unusual. Yeah, I’m going to present it 5, 5 out of 5. Doremi’s it’s well-known, you realize all of the songs, however I’ll say, for me and my style, it’s just a little overly candy. If I’m not watching this with some little ladies, I’m like, eh, I don’t know. I’m like, eh, I don’t know.
Elsie: It’s just a little a lot, she stated. She thinks it’s too joyful.
Emma: That’s what she stated earlier than we got here on, after which it additionally has Nazis. It’s simply obtained a sort of a wierd. You understand vibe, the vibes are bizarre.
Elsie: The vibes are bizarre, the vibes are bizarre. I feel it’s very distinctive, however I stand by it. Yeah, I’m going to face by it, okay, nicely, by it. Yeah, I’m gonna stand by it, okay, nicely, trivia time okay, trivia time, my favourite. I’ve trivia too, as a result of I’ve been watching numerous christopher plumber interviews this week.
Emma:n Okay, oh, wow. Okay. The primary one is about Christopher plummer. So Christopher Plummer intensely disliked engaged on this film. He was identified to confer with it because the sound of mucus or S&M and likened working with James Julie Andrews to being hit over the top with a giant Valentine’s card every single day. Nonetheless, he and Andrews stay shut associates till his dying. Andrews claimed that Plummer’s cynicism most likely helped his efficiency within the film, protecting it from being too sentimental.
Elsie: Oh, that’s candy, I can see. I assume I can see it. So the video that I watched not too long ago, as a result of I feel he handed in like 2020, ish or 2021 like not very way back and okay, to start with, for these few who don’t understand, he’s in knives out our favourite film of all time. Yeah, he’s the dad, he’s Harlan Thrombey, and I don’t know. I don’t suppose I’d have completely like made that recognition if I didn’t know. So I feel that’s an necessary element, that it’s like two of our favourite all-time motion pictures and he’s starring in each of them. I feel it’s sort of particular they usually’re like I don’t know like 50 years aside, 60 years aside, I don’t know like 50 years aside, 60 years aside, so anyway. So the video I watched. They stated to Julie Andrews did you ever have a crush on Christopher Plummer? And she or he stated sure, however I used to be so younger, sort of I didn’t know what to do with it. After which they requested him in a separate interview, simply spliced collectively did you ever have a crush on Julie Andrews? And he stated we must always have ended up collectively, we must always have had a ravishing affair or one thing like that. And I simply thought that was the best reply, so candy and beneficiant and simply lovely. So I find it irresistible. I really like how, like hindsight is 20-20, proper yeah.
Emma: It’s additionally a wierd factor if you get requested in an interview since you wouldn’t need to say no, that’s true, even when it was the reality, if maybe perhaps they had been too younger for you or you realize no matter?
Elsie: Yeah, perhaps they had been mendacity. You had been connected to another person on the time or who is aware of, I don’t know.
Emma: So it’s sort of an fascinating factor to consider, like scenario the place you’re like ooh, how do I? I don’t need to make this bizarre, however I additionally undoubtedly need to be complimentary.
Elsie: Okay, to be truthful, it’s like a really unprofessional query to ask, however I’m nonetheless glad they requested.
Emma: It sort of is. I used to be additionally trying up, in order I used to be studying this trivia, I used to be like, oh, I need to learn extra about that as a result of that’s hilarious. The sound of mucus. That’s simply humorous.
Elsie: When did he say that?
Emma: So I used to be Googling it. And what I learn in a few issues was like he really actually appreciated working with Julie Andrews. That wasn’t the factor. He simply didn’t actually just like the film Like. He felt prefer it was simply too joyful and sing-songy and it simply wasn’t his vibe. Principally is what he stated, mr.
Elsie: Cool Man, Mr Cool Man.
Emma: He was like ready for Knives Out.
Elsie: Properly, it lastly occurred. It did Coolest film to me, however I don’t know. I checked out his IMDb and he has like 50 motion pictures, so I don’t know what his coolest film to him was. I feel this was sort of a breakout for him to each of them. You understand couldn’t swim, so the unique thought was to get Dame Julie Andrews to catch her when the boat ideas they usually fall into the water. Nonetheless, in the course of the second take, the boat toppled over in order that Andrews fell on one aspect and Kerith fell to the opposite. Oh God, that’s actually harmful, actually harmful. Heather Menzies Urich, who performed Louisa, saved her. As a substitute, Andrews acknowledged that she felt responsible about it for years.
Emma: I don’t suppose you need to really feel responsible about it, Julie Andrews. I feel perhaps that was an issue. I feel they’ve legal guidelines for that now. I feel they’ve legal guidelines for that now. Yeah, I’m like this actor can’t swim and also you’re identical to right here’s the plan, we’re going to tip the boat and we’ll simply see what occurs.
Elsie: It’s a plan. We’re gonna tip the boat, yeah, and we’ll simply see what occurs. It’s like what? Yeah, I’ve heard that now they must have bulletins once they have an actual candle on the set not like you realize what I imply.
Emma: Yeah, nicely, you hear these tales about each now and somebody will get actually harm from like a firearm or a knife or you realize one thing. It’s like, oh my gosh, anyway. Okay, this film exhibits Captain Von Trapp and Maria falling in love instantly, however in actual life Maria wished to return to the Nonnberg Abbey and change into a nun, as that was all the time what she desired. She was very upset that she wasn’t capable of return. In contrast to within the film, the place it appeared like she wished to depart, the actual Maria Von Trapp stated in interviews that she fell in love with the youngsters and noticed marrying the captain as one of the best ways to change into a everlasting a part of their lives. She stated at first she merely appreciated her new husband and solely discovered to like him over time.
Elsie: Okay, Attention-grabbing. I imply I just like the film model higher, however I additionally suppose it seems like she instructed the reality in an interview, which is sweet for her.
Emma: Yeah, I’m like okay. So that you determined this was what you wished and also you made that be just right for you, okay. It sort of makes me take into consideration organized marriages, which isn’t one thing that’s like in my tradition, or like I actually know concerning the lavender marriage.
Elsie: I don’t know anybody who’s ever finished it. I examine that like each week.
Emma: Yeah, so you realize, it’s undoubtedly only a overseas factor to me the place I’m like oh however I sort of, you realize, can perceive. I do suppose children within the combine sort of adjustments issues. But it surely’s so bizarre to me to consider going from eager to be a nun, intensely eager to be a nun, to getting married to somebody who you identical to. For I don’t know, it’s only a, it’s a life man.
Elsie: I get falling in love with children. I get that a part of it. Yeah, I get that a part of it for certain.
Emma: And I get to see falling in love with somebody over time and that being like.
Elsie: That’s romantic too. Yeah, In its personal approach. Yeah, in its personal approach.
Emma: But it surely’s very totally different from what I wished for my life, yeah, so.
Elsie: Maria von Trapp was not invited to the Hollywood premiere of the film. Impolite. I do know Unusual, they’d not do this at the moment. She can be there. Unusually sufficient, the girl who made all of it potential the film, the Broadway musical and all the pieces else Maria von Trapp was not invited to the opening night time, as reported by the Telegraph. Maria puzzled why she hadn’t acquired an invite and took it up with the producers, however they merely instructed her that there have been no seats left. Oh my God, this may need been as a result of she clashed with the director and producers in the course of the manufacturing.
Emma: Okay, very respectful 0 out of 10. I do know there are simply no seats left so that you can see the film that’s primarily based in your life. What, yeah, impolite, very impolite, okay. Subsequent one, whereas the Von Trapp household hiked over the Alps to Switzerland within the film, in actuality they walked to the native prepare station and boarded the following prepare to Italy.
Elsie: That makes extra sense.
Emma: Sorry, oh, oh, my God, who can hike over mountains with seven youngsters?
Elsie:
I sort of was like there’s no backpack, there’s no water bottles.
Emma: I sort of get that. The place are the granola bars? Mm-hmm, my child’s going to wish a snack each 5 seconds.
Elsie: They simply appeared prefer it was the following morning they usually had been strolling all night time they usually had been in good moods and I used to be just a little suspicious as a result of I’ve youngsters, okay and from italy they fled to london and finally to the us.
Emma: Had the Von Trapps hiked over the mountains, they’d have ended up in Germany, close to Adolf Hitler.
Elsie: She even lived within the us and she or he didn’t get a f***ing invitation. Okay, that’s even worse. Wait, say that. I feel I interrupted that final line, which was sort of intense. Say that once more. It did have Adolf Hitler in it. Go forward, go forward.
Emma: Had the Von Trapps hiked over the mountains, they’d have ended up in Germany, close to Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat.
Elsie: That’s Hollywood for you?
Emma: Yeah, they had been like geography. Don’t even fear about it. This can be a stunning taking pictures location there’s no seats left.
Elsie: Okay, 16 happening. 17 was shot within the gazebo, one of many final to be finished. On the primary take, Charmaine Carr, who performed Liesl, slipped whereas leaping throughout the bench. That may be a very intense dance. It appears actually technically troublesome, like due to all of the steadiness. It’s sort of like skateboarding, the place you want stand up there and also you sort of must get again down. Gracefully.
Emma: Actually, the children on this film are sturdy performers.
Elsie: Okay, sorry. She leaped throughout a bench and fell by a pane of glass. Though she was not badly injured, her ankle was harm and the scene was later shot, together with her leg wrapped and make-up protecting the bandages. Poor, oh my gosh. Properly, I’ll say I’m certain I don’t know if she’s dwelling, however I’m certain she may watch it now and suppose it was value it, as a result of that is among the best dancing numbers I’ve ever seen in something. It’s unimaginable, like how they’re like leaping up on the benches, up and down, up and down.
Emma: Like I find it irresistible, so yeah no it’s, yeah, it’s a efficiency, and what you do as a baby actor to get the scene. You understand it does sound like the youngsters on the set weren’t secure and weren’t taken care of correctly. However, it was a protracted very long time in the past, so yeah, very long time in the past, so yeah, no seats left. There’s simply no seats left. Okay, now it’s time for a joke or a truth, or a meditation with Nova.
Elsie: Hey Nova, what do you could have for us this week?
Nova: A reminiscence. Okay, one in all my favourite reminiscences was once I went to Disney World with Lily and Iris, for Marigold’s birthday. We had numerous enjoyable, and wasn’t that the yr I went on The guardians of the galaxy
Elsie: Yeah, she went on a grown up’s curler coaster.
Nova: I liked it, and likewise it was sort of scary.
Elsie: Oh yeah, did you are feeling actually large yeah?
Nova: Additionally, I appreciated the Slanky curler coaster. One in all my favourite reminiscences was most likely Halloween.
Elsie: Oh, what about Halloween?
Nova: I obtained to decorate up. We had trick-or-treating with Oscar. I obtained to see my nice grandma, and so my cousin was dressed up because the monkey in Curious George, after which my aunt was dressed up as a banana. My uncle was simply dressed up as the person that takes care of George. I used to be dressed up as Iron man, and Marigold was dressed up like Elsa. Mommy and Daddy got here alongside fortunately holding our sweet buckets and serving to, yeah, and all of us ate dinner at Grandma’s pizza, after which we helped give out sweet, which that’s my favourite factor to do on Halloween. In addition to consuming the sweet.
Elsie: Thanks for sharing your reminiscences with us this week
Nova: Yeah, have week. And in addition, when you’ve got children sorry I didn’t add this final week, however inform them that I stated on this podcast, have summer time and have trip. I hope you do nicely, bye bye.
Emma: Thanks a lot for listening. We’re taking a break for the summer time, however we’re going to be dropping a number of episodes over the summer time, so just be sure you are subscribed, as a result of in any other case you actually received’t know once they’re going to come back out. We’re not going to be doing present notes on Mondays, or simply usually on our website abeautifulmess.com so that you received’t be capable of pay attention from the present notes. So you actually must be subscribed. Wherever you take heed to podcasts, that approach it’ll simply present up in your app, you’ll have it and it’s going to be random, yep, however we have now pre-recorded them for you. We considered you. We all know you’re nonetheless bored in the summertime, we’re too. So we have now a number of for you, however we’re additionally taking numerous day without work, as we mother and I’ve a maternity depart.
Elsie: Hell yeah, okay. So ensure you’re subscribed and we will probably be again with three shock summer time bonus episodes.
