At present we’re rewatching the 1965 film, The Sound of Music directed by Robert Smart 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 individual dwelling? Liked, hated, sturdy reactions and so on…
Reverend Mom’s workplace – darkish and moody lighting and fancy wallpaper
Captain’s home – Mansion, gold leaf all the things, and puppet theater
Different cozy inspiration (trend, meals, drink or something?):
Love all of Julia Andrew’s outfits
Boat scene and all the child actions
Charge 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 hear, and at present we’re re-watching the 1965 film the Sound of Music, directed by Robert Smart 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 things on this film. We’ll discuss him rather a lot on this episode, most likely an excessive amount of. In the event you don’t know what we’re speaking about, simply Google photos of the Sound of Music Christopher Plummer and also you’ll see. He’s similar to lovely, attractive, lovely, attractive, like we’re in love with him. He actually is. And he sings softly, like you already know. Yeah, so I 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, have been an enormous a part of her childhood. So she made them an enormous a part of our childhood and now I’m making them an enormous a part of my kids’s childhood. And so, yeah, if I’m passing down something, it’s Julie Andrews. I believe she’s all the things. And the film I simply watched it final weekend with my youngsters and it positively stands the check of time.
Emma: Oh, yeah, I imply, for those who have been like doing a little sort of phrase affiliation sport and also you have 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 many 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 Conflict II film. I really feel like everybody’s most likely seen it, however simply give them a lowdown. So it’s a World Conflict II period film. So it has a number of 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 believe they’re in Austria.
Elsie: Through the time of the occupation, and so it has a number of political issues. I believe it was made within the 60s and that was within the 40s, so it’s prefer it was, you already know, commentating on a vital time in historical past. And likewise it’s a musical. It has like a ton of songs. I believe 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 track.
Emma: You most likely know, yeah, they’re very well-known, yeah.
Elsie: So it’s a film with a number of emotional ups and downs. It additionally has just like the, the opposite lady, the opposite girlfriend. Um, I like that. It has youngsters who vary from like slightly child to a young person. 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 many of the complete film, just about all the things however the nuns may be very thrilling for my youngsters to look at, already at ages six and eight. So, yeah, did I synopsize it properly? Yeah, would you add something to that?
Emma: I believe 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 believe 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 already know it’s considerably actual, I’m like that’s actually wild so there you’ve got it. So anyway, do you’ve got any reminiscences of while you first watched this film? I really feel like we have been little, so I’m attempting to even keep in mind. It seems like only a film that was at all times within the ether sure for youngsters, okay.
Elsie: So for me, brutal honesty once I was a baby I believed 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 believe extra as an grownup I believe I began re-watching it rather a lot like 5 years in the past or so. It’s turn into much more partaking for me now. I believe as a baby it does have a number of lengthy dialogue scenes between adults and issues like that and like simply issues that I didn’t perceive. You understand slightly bit extra of a mature film.
Emma: It’s fairly political too. Like we mentioned, there’s World Conflict 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 while you’re little.
Elsie: Yeah, no, in brutal honesty, I believe most of it went over my head till like final 12 months. So it, I imply I’m simply telling the reality, however it’s a lovely film, my favourite half, I believe, for as a baby I keep in mind like her sitting like on the hills with the kids the place she has the guitar and so they’re singing their first swiss alps sure I keep in mind that very well, however as an grownup my favourite a part of the film is the puppet present. I 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 like puppets are simply superb.
Emma: I like puppets a lot. Sure, as a child I believe 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 believe I cherished it, partly as a result of our mother sews and would periodically make us stuff after we have been youngsters and we additionally neither of our grandmothers sew, however our grandmother Karina had some mates Mary Robinson, sure who would sew us stuff as youngsters, and so there was one thing to me about do-it-yourself garments as a child that I believed 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 already know, like. To me it means rather a lot 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 might make it for you out of one thing you’d select. 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 cherished 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 kind, you already know. Yeah, total kind of vibe, it’s actually cute.
Elsie: Sure, it has all the things. It has music, it has puppets, it has stitching and Julie Andrews Nones. Yeah, Julie Andrews singing, it’s superb.
Emma: Effectively, let’s discuss some decor inspiration. There’s a number of inspiration on this film for a bunch of various issues, however let’s simply discuss decor for a second, and a few the areas we may discuss 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 things 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 completely different inspiration, it’s completely different, however this can be very lovely. And I’d say the factor I’m most impressed by visually about this film, moreover the songs however is the outfits. I 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 nearly like an apron, but it surely’s like a gown that’s made to seem like an apron, however she additionally seems actually scorching 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 can positively 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 believe that’s my inspiration. I don’t keep in mind the nun workplace. Do you keep in mind that?
Emma: It’s like they sort of gentle it kind of darkish and moody. I really feel prefer it’s a scene the place you actually can inform this can be a play. You understand how typically they translate a play to a film and also you’re like, oh, so they simply shot the play. Okay, you already know 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 a number of lighting happening right here, Okay. However I believe she does have this type of Damask wallpaper the place you’re like that’s slightly fancy for a nun, that’s cool, but it surely largely simply feels sort of chill, however sort of like darkish and moody yeah.
Elsie: I believe all the things 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. All the things’s simply previous and delightful and if we see an previous constructing we’re like wow, it’s very completely 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, every other cozy inspiration? I just like the scene the place they’re climbing.
Elsie: I imply, I assume they go climbing.
Emma: You understand that’s an enormous a part of the film too is that they’re fleeing. However yeah, there’s a number of like outside outfits and actions that really feel actually enjoyable and, as we’re approaching summer season proper now, I assume that’s one thing that was sort of like protruding to me of like, oh yeah, perhaps this could be a very good one to love hype up your youngsters to love go do outside stuff In the event that they like musicals. Effectively, yeah, perhaps this could be a very good one to hype up your youngsters 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 fashion is open air.
Emma: Let’s go outdoors, which is an effective one. Let’s run round, which is an effective parenting fashion, I believe, All proper. Effectively, what would you price this film? Zero out of 5 Do Re Mi’s.
Elsie: I’m going to offer it a ten out of 5. I believe simply Christopher Plummer singing Edelweiss alone is like for me all the things. 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 proper nanny. If I I by no means had a nanny, and I don’t suppose lots of people within the us did, however for those who did in a magical world, you already know 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 offer it 5, 5 out of 5. Doremi’s it’s well-known, you already know all of the songs, however I’ll say, for me and my style, it’s slightly overly candy. If I’m not watching this with some little women, I’m like, eh, I don’t know. I’m like, eh, I don’t know.
Elsie: It’s slightly a lot, she mentioned. She thinks it’s too blissful.
Emma: That’s what she mentioned earlier than we got here on, after which it additionally has Nazis. It’s simply bought a sort of a wierd. You understand vibe, the vibes are bizarre.
Elsie: The vibes are bizarre, the vibes are bizarre. I believe it’s very distinctive, however I stand by it. Yeah, I’m going to face by it, okay, properly, by it. Yeah, I’m gonna stand by it, okay, properly, trivia time okay, trivia time, my favourite. I’ve trivia too, as a result of I’ve been watching a number of 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 seek advice from it because the sound of mucus or S&M and likened working with James Julie Andrews to being hit over the top with an enormous Valentine’s card every single day. Nonetheless, he and Andrews stay shut mates till his dying. Andrews claimed that Plummer’s cynicism most likely helped his efficiency within the film, conserving 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 believe he handed in like 2020, ish or 2021 like not very way back and okay, to start with, for these few who don’t notice, 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 believe that’s an vital element, that it’s like two of our favourite all-time motion pictures and he’s starring in each of them. I believe it’s sort of particular and so they’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 mentioned to Julie Andrews did you ever have a crush on Christopher Plummer? And she or he mentioned 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 mentioned 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 cute. So I find it irresistible. I like how, like hindsight is 20-20, proper yeah.
Emma: It’s additionally a wierd factor while you get requested in an interview since you wouldn’t wish to say no, that’s true, even when it was the reality, if maybe perhaps they have been too younger for you or you already know no matter?
Elsie: Yeah, perhaps they have been mendacity. You have 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 state of affairs the place you’re like ooh, how do I? I don’t wish to make this bizarre, however I additionally positively wish 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 wanting up, in order I used to be studying this trivia, I used to be like, oh, I wish 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 truly actually preferred 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 blissful and sing-songy and it simply wasn’t his vibe. Principally is what he mentioned, mr.
Elsie: Cool Man, Mr Cool Man.
Emma: He was like ready for Knives Out.
Elsie: Effectively, 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 believe this was sort of a breakout for him to each of them. You understand couldn’t swim, so the unique concept was to get Dame Julie Andrews to catch her when the boat ideas and so they fall into the water. Nonetheless, throughout 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 an alternative, 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 believe perhaps that was an issue. I believe they’ve legal guidelines for that now. I believe they’ve legal guidelines for that now. Yeah, I’m like this actor can’t swim and also you’re similar 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 need to have bulletins after they have an actual candle on the set not like you already know what I imply.
Emma: Yeah, properly, you hear these tales about each now and somebody will get actually harm from like a firearm or a knife or you already know one thing. It’s like, oh my gosh, anyway. Okay, this film reveals Captain Von Trapp and Maria falling in love instantly, however in actual life Maria wished to return to the Nonnberg Abbey and turn into a nun, as that was at all times 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 mentioned in interviews that she fell in love with the kids and noticed marrying the captain as one of the simplest ways to turn into a everlasting a part of their lives. She mentioned at first she merely preferred her new husband and solely discovered to like him over time.
Elsie: Okay, Fascinating. I imply I just like the film model higher, however I additionally suppose it feels 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 carried out it. I examine that like each week.
Emma: Yeah, so you already know, it’s positively only a international factor to me the place I’m like oh however I sort of, you already know, can perceive. I do suppose youngsters within the combine sort of modifications 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 similar to. For I don’t know, it’s only a, it’s a life man.
Elsie: I get falling in love with youngsters. I get that a part of it. Yeah, I get that a part of it for positive.
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 completely 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 might not try this at present. She could be there. Surprisingly sufficient, the girl who made all of it potential the film, the Broadway musical and all the things 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 throughout 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 kids?
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 only appeared prefer it was the following morning and so they had been strolling all night time and so they have been in good moods and I used to be slightly suspicious as a result of I’ve kids, okay and from italy they fled to london and finally to the us.
Emma: Had the Von Trapps hiked over the mountains, they might have ended up in Germany, close to Adolf Hitler.
Elsie: She even lived within the us and he or she didn’t get a f***ing invitation. Okay, that’s even worse. Wait, say that. I believe 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 might have ended up in Germany, close to Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat.
Elsie: That’s Hollywood for you?
Emma: Yeah, they have been like geography. Don’t even fear about it. It is a lovely taking pictures location there’s no seats left.
Elsie: Okay, 16 happening. 17 was shot within the gazebo, one of many final to be carried out. On the primary take, Charmaine Carr, who performed Liesl, slipped whereas leaping throughout the bench. That could be a very intense dance. It seems actually technically tough, 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 need to get again down. Gracefully.
Emma: Actually, the children on this film are sturdy performers.
Elsie: Okay, sorry. She leaped throughout a bench and fell via 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. Effectively, I’ll say I’m positive I don’t know if she’s dwelling, however I’m positive she may watch it now and suppose it was value it, as a result of that is without doubt one of the best dancing numbers I’ve ever seen in something. It’s unbelievable, 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 kids on the set weren’t secure and weren’t sorted correctly. However, it was an extended 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 reality, or a meditation with Nova.
Elsie: Hey Nova, what do you’ve got 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 a number of enjoyable, and wasn’t that the 12 months I went on The guardians of the galaxy
Elsie: Yeah, she went on a grown up’s curler coaster.
Nova: I cherished it, and likewise it was sort of scary.
Elsie: Oh yeah, did you are feeling actually massive yeah?
Nova: Additionally, I preferred the Slanky curler coaster. One in all my favourite reminiscences was most likely Halloween.
Elsie: Oh, what about Halloween?
Nova: I bought to decorate up. We had trick-or-treating with Oscar. I bought 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. Moreover consuming the sweet.
Elsie: Thanks for sharing your reminiscences with us this week
Nova: Yeah, have a very good week. And likewise, you probably have youngsters sorry I didn’t add this final week, however inform them that I mentioned on this podcast, have a very good summer season and have a very good trip. I hope you do properly, bye bye.
Emma: Thanks a lot for listening. We’re taking a break for the summer season, however we’re going to be dropping just a few episodes over the summer season, so just be sure you are subscribed, as a result of in any other case you actually received’t know after they’re going to come back out. We’re now not going to be doing present notes on Mondays, or simply usually on our web site abeautifulmess.com so that you received’t have the ability to hear 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 thought of you. We all know you’re nonetheless bored in the summertime, we’re too. So we have now just a few for you, however we’re additionally taking a number of break day, as we mother and I’ve a maternity depart.
Elsie: Hell yeah, okay. So be sure to’re subscribed and we might be again with three shock summer season bonus episodes.