Synopsis
22-year-old Maria is a volunteer nun at a Salzburg convent The Sound of Music Stills
But her active and nature-loving nature always gets her into trouble at the convent. But her spirited and nature-loving nature has always gotten her into trouble at the convent. Mother Abbess, the Mother Superior of the convent, feels that her spirited nature is not suited to monastic life. So when she receives a request for a governess from Colonel von Trapp's family, she decides to send Maria, and in doing so, allows her to discover her true purpose in life. (Interludes: The Sound of Music (Maria), Maria (The Sisters)) Maria arrives at the home of Captain Georg Von Trapp to find him a widower with seven children, whose long life in the navy and grief over his late wife have caused him to treat his children as strictly as he would discipline a soldier. Soon Maria realizes that the reason the governesses have left is that the children have been denied their father's affection and have been playing tricks on him to get his attention. (Interlude: I Have Confidence (Maria)) The Colonel asks Maria to be as strict as he is, but instead of obeying, Maria uses her natural gentleness and kindness to win the children's friendship. While the Colonel is away, she sews play clothes for each child out of curtains, leads them on trips to the market, picnics in the beautiful Alps, and teaches them to sing. The children's old constraints and melancholy were gradually replaced by music and laughter. (Interludes: Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Lisa and Rolf), My Favourite Things (Maria), Do-Re-Mi (Maria and the children)) Soon the Colonel returns home, bringing with him Uncle Max, whom the children love, and Elsa Schraeder (Baroness Elsa Schraeder), who is the Colonel's girlfriend and not so much a favorite of the children. -Baroness Elsa Schraeder. The Colonel is very upset with Maria, but he is touched when he hears the children singing for the Baroness, as Maria has brought back the music that has been absent from the house since his wife's death. Maria also prepares a puppet show with the children, and the Colonel is captivated by Maria's infectious enthusiasm. (Interlude: The Sound of Music Reprise (The Children, The Lonely Goatherd (Maria and the Children), Edelweiss (The Colonel and Lisa)) A few days later, the Colonel and the Baroness have a big ball together, in which the children also sing. During the ball, Maria demonstrates the Austrian folk dance "Laendler" to the children. Surprisingly, the Colonel came up to Maria and danced with her, and at the end of the dance they looked at each other, and the love between them was obvious. All of this is seen by the Baroness, and that night she urges Maria to return to the convent. Fearing that her feelings for the Colonel might grow deeper, Maria quietly leaves. (Interlude: So Long, Farewell (Children)) After Maria leaves, the Baroness tries her best to please the children without success. When the children learn that the Colonel is going to marry the Baroness, they are even more upset. They went to the convent to look for Maria but could not see her. Maria confesses her love for the Colonel and her overwhelm with life to the Mother Superior, who tells her to have the courage to find her true love even if she has to climb every mountain in the world. So Maria returns to Von Trapp's house. Upon Maria's return, the Baroness realizes that she can no longer salvage the relationship between Maria and the Colonel, and she voluntarily withdraws from the engagement. The Colonel and Maria tell each other how they feel about each other, and soon, they are married. (Interludes for this segment: Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Mother Superior), My Favourite Things Reprise (The Children), Something Good (Maria and the Colonel), Maria Reprise (The Sisters)) The Sound of Music Movie Stills (20) Unfortunately, their lives did not go on from there forever! Happily ever after. While they were still on their honeymoon, the German Nazis occupied Austria. Even the young man Rolf, whom Lisa, the eldest daughter, loved dearly, became a Nazi. When they rushed back to Salzburg, they found Nazi flags already rampant everywhere. While they were away, Uncle Mike, who was in charge of the children, helped them register for the Salzburg Festival (Salzburg Music Festival). As soon as the Colonel returns home, he receives a telegram from the Nazis asking him to report immediately to the Nazi Navy. The Colonel, who had always hated the Nazis, decided to lead his family out of Austria. When they left the villa at night, they were stopped by the Nazis, who had been hiding outside the door to watch them, so the Colonel explained that they were leaving to attend the Hilsburg Festival performance and produced the program as evidence. Accompanied by the Nazis, they arrived at the venue and performed the songs the children had prepared. At this point, the Colonel and Maria sang "Snowdrops", a song so rich and deep in love for their homeland, Austria, that the audience in attendance sang along with the Colonel through the song, despite the gun-toting Nazi guards nearby. (Interlude: Sixteen Going on Seventeen Reprise (Maria and Lisa), Do-Re-Mi Reprise (Maria, the Colonel and the children), Edelweiss Reprise (Maria, the Colonel and the children), So Long, Farewell Reprise (Maria, Colonel and Children)) After the performance, while the awards are being presented the Colonel's family flees the performance, the Nazis chase them all the way to the convent, with the help of the nuns, the Colonel's family hides behind a tombstone and eludes the Nazis, then they go over the Alps and leave Austria. （The film is refreshingly sensitive, touching, and elegant. There is both humorous interest and deep and grave feelings. The movie "The Sound of Music" is based on a true story