Finally I've watched "sound of music". The movie which shows how the rest of the world sees Austria. That's at least what I experienced when I was in Australia. They couldn't believe that I've never seen this movie. Now I know why in Austria this movie is widly unknown. It is an exaggerated "Heimatfilm"with a lot of kitschy scenes and simply too much singing and also too lengthy (3 hours!). It was a very funny evening though, because we fast-forward at the musical scenes and the dancing part looked very funny then.
"Sound of music" was a very successful Broadway musical in the 1960s. The plot is about the singing Trapp family. I've heard that it's based on a true story but lots of details are made up.
Nevertheless, I think you should've once watched it to know what it's about. The movie not only depicts the beautiful countryside but also the situation before the 2nd world war in Austria. Certainly there are a lot of stereotypes shown in this movie, but everybody who is a bit open-minded will realise that this is just an overstated hollywood movie and not real Austria.
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