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Synopsis: In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The Captain's wife is dead, and he is often away, and runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that their father keeps hiring, and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws them to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives -- including the Captain's. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though Georg is already engaged to a Baroness and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowe
Director(s): Robert Wise
Production: 20th Century-Fox
  Won 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.
 
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Year:
1965
172 min
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Maria...

...it seems to be God's will

that you leave us.

- Leave?

- Only for a while.

No, Mother!

Please don't send me away!

This is where I belong. It's my home,

my family. It's my life.

- Are you truly ready for it?

- Yes, I am.

If you go out into the world for a

time, knowing what we expect of you...

...you will find out

if you can expect it of yourself.

I know what you expect, Mother,

and I can do it! I promise I can!

Yes, Mother.

If it is God's will.

There is a family near Salzburg that

needs a governess until September.

- September?

- For seven children.

Seven children?!

Do you like children?

Well, yes, but seven!

I will tell Captain von Trapp

to expect you tomorrow.

Captain?

A retired officer of the Imperial

Navy. A fine man and a brave one.

His wife died,

and he is alone with the children.

I understand he has had a difficult

time keeping a governess there.

Why difficult, Reverend Mother?

The Lord will show you

in His own good time.

When the Lord closes a door...

...somewhere He opens a window.

What will this day be like?

I wonder

What will my future be?

I wonder

It could be so exciting

To be out in the world

To be free

My heart should be wildly rejoicing

Oh, what's the matter with me?

I've always longed for adventure

To do the things I've never dared

Now here I'm facing adventure

Then why am I so scared?

A captain with seven children

What's so fearsome about that?

I must stop these doubts and worries

If I don't I just know I'll turn back

I must dream of the things

I am seeking

I am seeking the courage I lack

The courage to serve them

With reliance

Face my mistakes without defiance

Show them I'm worthy

And while I show them

I'll show me

So let them bring on

All their problems

I'll do better than my best

I have confidence

They'll put me to the test

But I'll make them see

I have confidence in me

Somehow I will impress them

I will be firm but kind

And all those children

Heaven bless them

They will look up to me

And mind me

With each step I am more certain

Everything will turn out fine

I have confidence

The world can all be mine

They'll have to agree

I have confidence in me

I have confidence in sunshine

I have confidence in rain

I have confidence

That spring will come again

Besides which you see

I have confidence in me

Strength doesn't lie in numbers

Strength doesn't lie in wealth

Strength lies in nights

Of peaceful slumbers

When you wake up, wake up

It's healthy

All I trust I leave my heart to

All I trust becomes my own

I have confidence in confidence alone

Oh, help.

I have confidence in confidence alone

Besides which you see

I have confidence...

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Ernest Lehman

Ernest Paul Lehman was an American screenwriter. He received six Academy Award nominations during his career, without a single win. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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