The Sound of Music Special Edition (1965)

Julie Andrews within the heartwarming accurate story which has turn out to be a cinematic treasure. It is Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Julie Andrews is Maria, the spirited, youthful lady who leaves the convent and gets a governess towards the 7 unruly charms and songs quickly win the hearts of the kids and their father but when Nazi, Germany unites with Austria, Maria is compelled to try a daring escape with her new loved ones.

Even though this image has experienced several house movie releases more than the many years from tape to laserdisc, this new DVD edition is very easily the greatest to date, offering a crisp, obvious, pristine broad display transfer that appears like it had been filmed only several hours back, together with an superb surround sound mix that's far excellent to any prior release, 70mm six monitor theatrical prints incorporated. The supplemental disc offers documentaries and sufficient extras to satisfy any Sound of Music junkie.

The function disc offers an audio track commentary by director Robert Sensible that's very fascinating and educational, but repeats a lot of the exact same info incorporated within the documentary. Components of it appear a little bit rushed, possibly simply because he does not speak more than any of the musical sequences that are introduced without having vocals to highlight the orchestral arrangements and permit a single the chance to sing together.

Sensible factors out exactly where songs that had been deleted or moved would have gone as in comparison towards the authentic stage display, and a single can see how this kind of modifications created the movie adaptation excellent. He also explains the technical factors of shooting on area and how area shots had been seamlessly matched with footage shot back again in L.A. on phases. There had been also a few of scenes that had been shot but later on cut--it creates you desire they experienced incorporated these outtakes about the supplemental disc of extras.

You will find some gaps within the commentary exactly where only the film plays--leaving you a little bit hungry for a lot more fascinating anecdotes from Mr. Sensible, but following more than 35 many years I guess his memory is as great as could be anticipated.

The French audio tracks monitor is fun--How unusual to listen to the common songs in French--not an simple job to translate a song like Do Re Mi which appears it wouldn't make sense in any language other than English. They did an superb dubbing job--the voices are very comparable towards the authentic actors' voices, and also the lady dubbing for Julie Andrews holds her personal.

The 35 moment audio tracks place by screenwriter Ernest Lehman is very fascinating, providing you a taste of what went on at the rear of the scenes within the improvement of the manufacturing, from William Wyler's indifference towards the movie he agreed to direct in spite of hating the Broadway display, and potential director Gene Kelly kicking Mr. Lehman out of his home and telling him to "shove" his screenplay.

Actor Dan Truhitte also offers an "audio telegram" detailing his encounter winning the component of Rolf and some individual anecdotes. But all we listen to is his voice--a nevertheless image of his present-day self would are already a good touch.

We also get some sound bytes of aged radio interviews which are standard PR fluff but nevertheless an fascinating time capsule. The movie of theatrical trailers and Television places is fascinating but repetitive. They're nearly all of the exact same, with only subtle modifications. For individuals fascinated within the area there's even a short but detailed created background of Salzburg.

All in all, this needs to rate as a single of the greatest and most total DVDs actually launched (in spite of individuals missing outtakes!) Fox did a fantastic work, and ought to be commended for NOT offering the inferior pan and scan edition of the image generally proven on Television. This really is a single of individuals broad display masterpieces that shed a great deal once the authentic factor ratio is altered. A should for all movie collectors and Sound of Music fanatics alike.

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