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Post by augiesannie on Jul 29, 2021 0:31:12 GMT
I always intend to keep up with Instragram but then I don’t even though there’s a lot of TSOM action there. But I caught sight of this image which made me think of all the conversation we’ve been having about whether M&G waited for the wedding. To me this picture answers the question! galan Chris&Byng MeltIntoSpring indigoblue |
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Post by Chris&Byng on Jul 29, 2021 3:02:51 GMT
I always intend to keep up with Instragram but then I don’t even though there’s a lot of TSOM action there. But I caught sight of this image which made me think of all the conversation we’ve been having about whether M&G waited for the wedding. To me this picture answers the question! galan Chris&Byng MeltIntoSpring indigoblue View AttachmentOMG this is awesome! I found this one the other day on the IG horn as well. Put them both together and... (fans self!) Attachments:
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Post by galan on Jul 29, 2021 3:08:08 GMT
Oh, my. *fans self in Southern Belle* If I could find a man to kiss me like that and feel how she's feeling during the process (yes, I'll have what she's having), I might be able to play thoroughly straight!
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Post by augiesannie on Jul 29, 2021 5:19:26 GMT
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Post by sandra on Jul 29, 2021 7:07:07 GMT
I dunno Chris&Byng , I’m having trouble imagining what exactly he’s doing that might account for the look on her face. Maybe it's not only what he's doing, but what he's saying as well?
FWIW, I've always pictured Georg as a vocal person during... intimacy.
Every time I see the picture above, with Georg touching Maria's face and neck with such reverence, as though she was made of porcelain and he didn't dare to touch her skin more... deeply for fear of scaring her with his passion, something in me just melts. And if I'm feeling this way just looking at them, what will they be feeling?
I don't know how "explicit" you can get on this forum, but as I read posts from another thread, the one about whether they "waited or not", I'm firmly on the side of "they didn't." It just feels right for them. I think it's the kind of people they are. I can't explain it, I just feel it.
I do agree, however, that the wait must have been agonizing, being the profoundly passionate, starved for touch people they are. And under such circumstances, I can picture a moment where they accidentally meet at night, or maybe they suddenly realize they have a few minutes alone in a room, and they just fall into each other's arms, hugging, kissing and pressing hard against each other until their senses get so heightened that they just... explode.
It's entirely possible to find release without any heavy petting, if you're desperately in love and aching for the other person as much as they are. It would certainly relieve the tension and reassure them that their wedding night will be smooth and perfect.
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Post by sandra on Jul 29, 2021 7:27:18 GMT
I always intend to keep up with Instragram but then I don’t even though there’s a lot of TSOM action there. But I caught sight of this image which made me think of all the conversation we’ve been having about whether M&G waited for the wedding. To me this picture answers the question! galan Chris&Byng MeltIntoSpring indigoblue View AttachmentOMG this is awesome! I found this one the other day on the IG horn as well. Put them both together and... (fans self!)
Maybe you've seen these ones too, but I figured that what the heck. Since we're already at it...
I could lose myself in the way his hands are touching her (or hardly daring to) That hand on her shoulder - a very 'harmless' place - and yet it looks like he needs to brace himself, to make certain she's not a dream. And the right hand on her face, brushing her skin so lightly, as if he was afraid of himself, of letting go...
My goodness, I could write about this scene, about these photos for days on end. What they do to me!
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Post by itsdayandnight on Jul 29, 2021 11:44:34 GMT
Oh gosh, all these pictures are making me cry and swoon so hard at the same time. Thank you so much for posting these  And really, I've been saying for years that they should release all the gazebo pictures + outtakes! Just imagine if they did... |
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Post by MeltIntoSpring on Jul 29, 2021 21:24:16 GMT
I always intend to keep up with Instragram but then I don’t even though there’s a lot of TSOM action there. But I caught sight of this image which made me think of all the conversation we’ve been having about whether M&G waited for the wedding. To me this picture answers the question! galan Chris&Byng MeltIntoSpring indigoblue View AttachmentGood LORD! Someone throw ice all over me - quick! Thank you for giving me an idea for my next chapter...  |
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Post by Chris&Byng on Jul 30, 2021 1:22:08 GMT
I dunno Chris&Byng , I’m having trouble imagining what exactly he’s doing that might account for the look on her face. haha you are either kidding OR not trying hard enough  |
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Post by Chris&Byng on Jul 30, 2021 1:27:45 GMT
OMG this is awesome! I found this one the other day on the IG horn as well. Put them both together and... (fans self!)
Maybe you've seen these ones too, but I figured that what the heck. Since we're already at it...
I could lose myself in the way his hands are touching her (or hardly daring to) That hand on her shoulder - a very 'harmless' place - and yet it looks like he needs to brace himself, to make certain she's not a dream. And the right hand on her face, brushing her skin so lightly, as if he was afraid of himself, of letting go...
My goodness, I could write about this scene, about this photos for days on end. What they do to me!
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Post by augiesannie on Jul 30, 2021 10:54:56 GMT
Wow sandra you are amazing! Thanks for the additional images (I like her face more in the new images you posted, the innocent trust of it, as opposed to the pained ecstasy in the ones I shared, which look like she might just have a bellyache). And I melted at your beautiful words! Although I’m afraid that you have vastly improved on a bit of writing I did recently - what those two hands might be doing and why .. and another bit about a moment of release in a closet. OH! And I totally agree with you about vocal Georg. I wrote a story once in which he is taken aback, and pleasantly surprised, at how responsive she is to a bit of naughty talk. (I keep editing this post because I think of new things to say) |
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Post by sandra on Jul 30, 2021 17:43:10 GMT
Wow sandra you are amazing! Thanks for the additional images (I like her face more in the new images you posted, the innocent trust of it, as opposed to the pained ecstasy in the ones I shared, which look like she might just have a bellyache). And I melted at your beautiful words! Although I’m afraid that you have vastly improved on a bit of writing I did recently - what those two hands might be doing and why .. and another bit about a moment of release in a closet. OH! And I totally agree with you about vocal Georg. I wrote a story once in which he is taken aback, and pleasantly surprised, at how responsive she is to a bit of naughty talk. (I keep editing this post because I think of new things to say) My pleasure, augiesannie!
I just LOVE writing, and every time I write a post or even an email to a friend, I'm constantly rereading and editing things here and there, that's why it takes me ages to answer, and more often than not, I write less posts than I'd like.
I'm elated that I my words sparked something that helped you make your own story better. YAY!
My imagination works in really strange ways. Very often, looking at a picture inspires an entire story. You never now what might trigger it, and that's what I I love about writing.
It's funny what you said about Maria looking as if she had a bellyache. As a Star Wars fan, I remember something Ewan McGregor said once when acting with a kid in the film Attack of the Clones. The boy was supposed to look at him suspiciously, and Ewan told him to look at him as if he smelled bad. Both faces look really similar and it should do the trick. Conversely, having a climax looks a lot like a look of pain. I must confess that's what I thought when I was looking at Maria's face in those photos.
In my stories, I picture Maria as very innocent. NOT as a prude, mind you, just as someone whose life never took her down that path. Of course she knows the mechanics of lovemaking, but it's not something that she came across when studying or considering a life of serving God. I do picture her as someone very sensual and responsive - a side of herself she discovers in Georg's arms. In my unfinished version of the gazebo scene, while writing the moment Georg starts nuzzling her cheek, (can this be happening to me?) I simply couldn't help myself and I wrote her having a very visceral reaction (a mini-climax actually) although I didn't write it with those words. I don't want to ruin that moment for anyone, but I blame Julie's acting there. Just look at her and tell me she doesn't look like she's having a sort of--- ahem... -gasm. (that loud sigh/breathy sound she makes!)
The Sound of Music, the most underrated movie of all. People say it's old-fashioned, corny, blah-blah-blah, but the actors (and the director) managed to slip in some subtly juicy, even erotic moments that you can easily spot if you want to.
Or maybe I'm a basket case.
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Post by indigoblue on Jul 30, 2021 23:56:47 GMT
I think that makes us all basket cases - heh,heh!
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Post by Chris&Byng on Jul 31, 2021 1:36:16 GMT
Yup, I am definitely a basket case. |
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Post by utility_singer on Jul 31, 2021 13:18:44 GMT
All I can say is
PASS THE FAN
It's awfully hot in here.
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Post by reverendcaptain on Jul 31, 2021 20:29:17 GMT
In all of these pictures, I love how GENTLY he is touching her. The harsh and disciplined man that he shows the world is gone and this gentle loving respectful passionate man is in his place. Can you imagine what she must be thinking? She was in love with him before this scene and then it turns out that he is even more incredible than she even thought. Whatever fears she may have had about her life path or about being inexperienced are melting away with his loving words and gentle affection. Talk about a confidence booster. sandra I alway love your posts about the gazebo. This scene (and many others really) is very steamy if looked at in the right way. |
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Post by augiesannie on Jul 31, 2021 22:38:13 GMT
Giving sandra the 2021 basket case award and hoping she will develop some of these thoughts into a full story, how about it? |
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Post by indigoblue on Jul 31, 2021 22:45:58 GMT
Yeh,yeh!
And Sandra, don't forget to read Augiesannie's article in the thread 'Nothing We Didn't Know' about the Movie For Adults!
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Post by sandra on Aug 1, 2021 4:49:28 GMT
In all of these pictures, I love how GENTLY he is touching her. The harsh and disciplined man that he shows the world is gone and this gentle loving respectful passionate man is in his place. Can you imagine what she must be thinking? She was in love with him before this scene and then it turns out that he is even more incredible than she even thought. Whatever fears she may have had about her life path or about being inexperienced are melting away with his loving words and gentle affection. Talk about a confidence booster. sandra I alway love your posts about the gazebo. This scene (and many others really) is very steamy if looked at in the right way. Don't get me started, reverendcaptain, don't get me starteeed!!
I was 13 years old when I watched this movie for the first time and it was a life-changing event for me. Since that moment, I lost count of how many versions of the gazebo scene I wrote (picture a 13-14 year-old kid sitting in her bed at night, writing down on paper like crazy while holding a little flashlight with one hand so no one would caught me 'red-handed'!) Fortunately, no one did.
For me, Georg is the template for how a real MAN should be. There's so much about him, especially under the surface... He's a roaring volcano of passion waiting for the One to give him the freedom he needs to let go. How could anyone NOT want to be Maria?
It's funny how I always felt uncomfortable watching this scene with anybody. It was so intense, so steamy, that I felt... not naughty, but I can't think of a better word. It was like stumbling into a sex scene in an until then perfectly family friendly movie. It was unbearable sometimes. I couldn't understand it because it was all so tame and other than the two kisses in the semidarkness, nothing "sexy" really happened... Only it did. It was all in the titillating sensuality they gave off in waves. The indescribable chemistry. It made my ears smoke.
(Holding proudly the basket case award)
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Post by indigoblue on Aug 1, 2021 22:41:04 GMT
I completely agree with you, Sandra! I'm wondering whether the word you are looking for is a voyeur?
It took until I saw the London stage play a few years ago to realise how sexy the gazebo scene in the film was. The play I saw was, by all accounts, good, but oh, my word! How unexciting it all was! And the Captain was sexless...and his relationship with Maria just seemed so improbable, it was a real passion-killer! So as I sat in my seat totally unenthused by it all, I went through the gazebo scene with CP and JA frame-by-frame in my head and tried to work out what the difference was. And the difference was...sex.
The whole setting in the film is mysterious, uncertain, angsty and romantic for a start, and that old vital thing, chemistry between CP and JA is there in bucketloads (as we know). But they bounce off each other so combatively, each holding their own that we're not sure until the moment it happens what will happen - so exciting! Then there's what you can only call sexiness (I've thought carefully about it, but there's no other word I can find), with Chris dripping with it, and also Julie in a disguised way. The actress in the play was sweet, charming, lovely, but not a sex-pot in the way Julie is once you get under that nunnish exterior. And that swoop that Georg makes from being autocratic, cold, inaccessible, and judgemental to being gentle, thoughtful, soft and totally accessible is just enough to melt you. And it's all so intimate it certainly does make you feel like someone unnoticed, sitting at the back of the gazebo all the time, a voyeur indeed. It's all just so exquisite.
Just count me as a basket-case too (I'm happy to be a runner-up).
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Post by sandra on Aug 2, 2021 17:44:53 GMT
I completely agree with you, Sandra! I'm wondering whether the word you are looking for is a voyeur? It took until I saw the London stage play a few years ago to realise how sexy the gazebo scene in the film was. The play I saw was, by all accounts, good, but oh, my word! How unexciting it all was! And the Captain was sexless...and his relationship with Maria just seemed so improbable, it was a real passion-killer! So as I sat in my seat totally unenthused by it all, I went through the gazebo scene with CP and JA frame-by-frame in my head and tried to work out what the difference was. And the difference was...sex. The whole setting in the film is mysterious, uncertain, angsty and romantic for a start, and that old vital thing, chemistry between CP and JA is there in bucketloads (as we know). But they bounce off each other so combatively, each holding their own that we're not sure until the moment it happens what will happen - so exciting! Then there's what you can only call sexiness (I've thought carefully about it, but there's no other word I can find), with Chris dripping with it, and also Julie in a disguised way. The actress in the play was sweet, charming, lovely, but not a sex-pot in the way Julie is once you get under that nunnish exterior. And that swoop that Georg makes from being autocratic, cold, inaccessible, and judgemental to being gentle, thoughtful, soft and totally accessible is just enough to melt you. And it's all so intimate it certainly does make you feel like someone unnoticed, sitting at the back of the gazebo all the time, a voyeur indeed. It's all just so exquisite. Just count me as a basket-case too (I'm happy to be a runner-up). I don't think voyeur is quite the word I'm looking for, but I'll take it as the closest thing to it.
My goodness, do I agree with you about the stageplay vs the film! As I mentioned once before, Chris Plummer ruined me for any other actors taking on the role of Georg von Trapp. When I found out who would play him in the Spanish version of the musical, I just knew I couldn't see it without laughing out loud. The actor had a lovely singing voice, but that was all the "loveliness" the guy had about him. Skinny, very much on the short side, totally non-attractive... (google Carlos Hipolito).
Obviously, I skipped the stage production.
As for the play itself, the "evolution" of the character is sooo fast. Also, it doesn't give any time for the romance to grow naturally. I have seen some productions on YouTube, the last one featuring John Schneider (from Smallville) playing Georg, and whereas he's quite good-looking and he's a physically believable Captain... Again, it's all so meh. The stageplay needs some serious rewriting, IMHO. Unfortunately, I doubt that will ever come true.
As you said, that mysterious phenomenon called "chemistry", something Julie and Chris effortlessly had, played such a vital role in the success of the film. And that happens to be the missing ingredient the stageplay lacks. It's all so... musical, so light-hearted, that there's no place for any deepening feelings, for any explosion of sensuous passion between the two main characters. Something they're both crying out.
We all complain (and rightfully so, to a degree) that the gazebo scene was shot in the darkness, and we can hardly see them kiss. I used to hate it and I still do - somewhat - but I have to admit that the darkness plays a more erotic role in the electrically charged atmosphere in the gazebo. Maria and Georg are emotionally naked in those moments, and it's as if the director was trying to protect their intimacy from prying eyes by only allowing us to catch a glimpse of their faces, their lips and their hands. It works, and how! Darkness makes the scene more naughty somehow.
What would I give to see outtakes of the gazebo scene before they had to shot it in the dark because of Julie and Chris' giggles over the raspberry noises of the lights!
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Post by augiesannie on Aug 3, 2021 17:12:29 GMT
I went to see the much-touted US stage revival twice, once with lemacd, and also found the attraction between them somewhere between unbelievable and completely uninteresting. Even though both times, they really really amped up the gazebo kiss, enough so that the audience squealed with delight. And even though I'm usually a big fan of the age difference, it didn't work between the characters who just seemed improbably different, and the second time, Georg's skin was a scary orange color, that didn't help either. agree that the film gives their relationship a little more time to develop (not enough! that's why we need fanfiction!) what did people think of Julian Ovendon in the ITV production? |
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Post by reverendcaptain on Aug 3, 2021 17:57:47 GMT
I was also unimpressed with the romance in the US version of the stage play. I didn't really like Maria (which I did not expect!) and Georg was so wishy washy. They had no chemistry and their relationship seemed very forced. I ended up being most entertained by Elsa. And the RM's voice stole the show. I was shocked leaving the theater. How did I just see a play of the greatest love story of all time, and not like the love story part of it?? It was weird.
I've never thought about the darkness of the gazebo scene protecting the privacy of G&M before, Sandra. Keep bringing on the insights, everyone. I'm lovin' this thread!
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Post by sandra on Aug 4, 2021 4:18:55 GMT
I went to see the much-touted US stage revival twice, once with lemacd , and also found the attraction between them somewhere between unbelievable and completely uninteresting. Even though both times, they really really amped up the gazebo kiss, enough so that the audience squealed with delight. And even though I'm usually a big fan of the age difference, it didn't work between the characters who just seemed improbably different, and the second time, Georg's skin was a scary orange color, that didn't help either. agree that the film gives their relationship a little more time to develop (not enough! that's why we need fanfiction!) what did people think of Julian Ovendon in the ITV production? I've seen photos of Julian Ovenden and whereas he's not bad-looking in any way, his looks do absolutely nothing for me. But it could be the photos. Sometimes, you look at someone in a photo and they look quite ordinary, and when you see them in person they look absolutely ravishing. I dunno. 
Strangely, I came across one single photo a few years ago and I was totally smitten with it. It's an image of the Läendler, from that moment when Maria and Georg look into each other's eyes and everything just disappears. The actor (I don't know his name) is only seen in profile and the intensity in his expression reminded me of Christopher's. I don't know if he studied that scene from the movie, but I would bet money on it. He managed to convey that intangible something that surges up when you're so up close to someone you're deeply attracted to, and it sends chills down your spine (it certainly does mine!). I can tell he's not as attractive as Julian Ovenden, but still, that something is unquestionably there. Which goes on to prove that you don't have to be the most good-looking person in the world to be irresistible.
That arm around her waist... and the fact that he's not wearing gloves and their hands are actually touching... Sigh!
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Post by Chris&Byng on Aug 5, 2021 3:32:59 GMT
I completely agree with you, Sandra! I'm wondering whether the word you are looking for is a voyeur? It took until I saw the London stage play a few years ago to realise how sexy the gazebo scene in the film was. The play I saw was, by all accounts, good, but oh, my word! How unexciting it all was! And the Captain was sexless...and his relationship with Maria just seemed so improbable, it was a real passion-killer! So as I sat in my seat totally unenthused by it all, I went through the gazebo scene with CP and JA frame-by-frame in my head and tried to work out what the difference was. And the difference was...sex. The whole setting in the film is mysterious, uncertain, angsty and romantic for a start, and that old vital thing, chemistry between CP and JA is there in bucketloads (as we know). But they bounce off each other so combatively, each holding their own that we're not sure until the moment it happens what will happen - so exciting! Then there's what you can only call sexiness (I've thought carefully about it, but there's no other word I can find), with Chris dripping with it, and also Julie in a disguised way. The actress in the play was sweet, charming, lovely, but not a sex-pot in the way Julie is once you get under that nunnish exterior. And that swoop that Georg makes from being autocratic, cold, inaccessible, and judgemental to being gentle, thoughtful, soft and totally accessible is just enough to melt you. And it's all so intimate it certainly does make you feel like someone unnoticed, sitting at the back of the gazebo all the time, a voyeur indeed. It's all just so exquisite. Just count me as a basket-case too (I'm happy to be a runner-up). I don't think voyeur is quite the word I'm looking for, but I'll take it as the closest thing to it.
My goodness, do I agree with you about the stageplay vs the film! As I mentioned once before, Chris Plummer ruined me for any other actors taking on the role of Georg von Trapp. When I found out who would play him in the Spanish version of the musical, I just knew I couldn't see it without laughing out loud. The actor had a lovely singing voice, but that was all the "loveliness" the guy had about him. Skinny, very much on the short side, totally non-attractive... (google Carlos Hipolito).
Obviously, I skipped the stage production.
As for the play itself, the "evolution" of the character is sooo fast. Also, it doesn't give any time for the romance to grow naturally. I have seen some productions on YouTube, the last one featuring John Schneider (from Smallville) playing Georg, and whereas he's quite good-looking and he's a physically believable Captain... Again, it's all so meh. The stageplay needs some serious rewriting, IMHO. Unfortunately, I doubt that will ever come true.
As you said, that mysterious phenomenon called "chemistry", something Julie and Chris effortlessly had, played such a vital role in the success of the film. And that happens to be the missing ingredient the stageplay lacks. It's all so... musical, so light-hearted, that there's no place for any deepening feelings, for any explosion of sensuous passion between the two main characters. Something they're both crying out.
We all complain (and rightfully so, to a degree) that the gazebo scene was shot in the darkness, and we can hardly see them kiss. I used to hate it and I still do - somewhat - but I have to admit that the darkness plays a more erotic role in the electrically charged atmosphere in the gazebo. Maria and Georg are emotionally naked in those moments, and it's as if the director was trying to protect their intimacy from prying eyes by only allowing us to catch a glimpse of their faces, their lips and their hands. It works, and how! Darkness makes the scene more naughty somehow.
What would I give to see outtakes of the gazebo scene before they had to shot it in the dark because of Julie and Chris' giggles over the raspberry noises of the lights!
OH Sandra, I am with you. Christopher Plummer has basically gone and ruined just about any other production for me. Same thing with Julie - it's THEIR role...forever. Any other attempts are good, but they just lack that special something. I always find myself comparing the actors or the chemistry. However, this is so personal and I will not be one to disagree with someone's view on who does the role well. I have similar issues with other works that have multiple productions, one in particular being Jane Eyre because I think there are at least 4 of them out there. Everyone crows "Timothy Dalton is the ultimate Rochester" and while I do love him in this role, I LOVE LOVE Toby Stephens even more... I digress. But I think perhaps you have hit the nail on the head with the "CHEMISTRY" bit - the chemistry between Julie and Chris makes the relationship and if there was a pair of actors that could do it as well, it would work for me.
I wonder, too, if the 'living up to the Julie/Chris' production puts a noose around actors playing it later - they must know they are constantly being judged. That would be so hard to work through. Unless they have egos, LOL, then they don't care!
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Post by augiesannie on Aug 6, 2021 10:37:48 GMT
Of course JA, CP and their chemistry will always be #1 in my heart. I will confess that I did like Kara Tointon in the ITV version as Maria. (OK partly because I wish JA had long hair like Kara's, but not only). Ovendon was no Chris Plummer, and he looks a little too young for my tastes, but his performance didn't make me squirm with embarrassment the way so many of the stage Georgs did. However the below photos demonstrate that it was genius to film the gazebo in the dark!   |
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Post by galan on Aug 7, 2021 22:42:48 GMT
Of course JA, CP and their chemistry will always be #1 in my heart. I will confess that I did like Kara Tointon in the ITV version as Maria. (OK partly because I wish JA had long hair like Kara's, but not only). Ovendon was no Chris Plummer, and he looks a little too young for my tastes, but his performance didn't make me squirm with embarrassment the way so many of the stage Georgs did. However the below photos demonstrate that it was genius to film the gazebo in the dark! View AttachmentView AttachmentDarn it, I just had to go order the DVD! |
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Post by indigoblue on Aug 9, 2021 22:55:57 GMT
One reason the film version of the gazebo works for me is because they have quite a combative and disjointed repartee, with Georg trying hard to edge her into a corner with awkward questions about why she went away. But Maria flings back her some of her responses (like "Shouldn't I miss them?", "The baroness will make things fine for you..."), in equal measure so we know she can hold her own. In fact, the disjointedness of the conversation reflects how different they are, perhaps how they are coming from different perspectives. That gorgeous patter "Oh 'Im sorry" "You are?" "You did?" is a case in point.
The result is that for much for the scene, we aren't sure either what he wants or whether he will get it, and we don't know whether it is what she wants either (and she is capable of saying no!). Even when they are in the gazebo, he says "You can't marry someone...", but it is only when he bares his soul and says "...when you are in love with someone else" that we observe this amazing change in him which alters everything - the sort of person he is, her relationship to him, the fact he wants to marry her, the demise of the baroness etc. And then he plants that smacker on her lips and it is all so clear she wants him too.
I'm sure the marvellous Mr Plummer had a hand in this dialogue, because I think it belies a skill that he may well have gleaned in his many previous roles, and he always says he loves playing a martinet (where one person is out of time or attitude with another). The neat resolution of the situation in the gazebo where they suddenly come together is just so deft I can hear CP metaphorically grunting with satisfaction! (me too!)
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Post by augiesannie on Aug 10, 2021 15:01:03 GMT
Of course JA, CP and their chemistry will always be #1 in my heart. I will confess that I did like Kara Tointon in the ITV version as Maria. (OK partly because I wish JA had long hair like Kara's, but not only). Ovendon was no Chris Plummer, and he looks a little too young for my tastes, but his performance didn't make me squirm with embarrassment the way so many of the stage Georgs did. However the below photos demonstrate that it was genius to film the gazebo in the dark! View AttachmentView AttachmentDarn it, I just had to go order the DVD! let us know what you thought! |
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Post by galan on Aug 10, 2021 21:49:48 GMT
Overall, it was pretty good. It was a little bit disconcerting obviously watching a staged production rather than a movie movie, but that was obviously going to be a thing. The children overall were weaker actors but decent child actors are few and far between. Their chemistry wasn't as strong as Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer's but it still worked. (The last time I saw the musical on stage, I was in 9th grade and that was our high school's spring musical, so...) I vastly preferred this Rolfe to movie-Rolfe. Also, there were moments when her voice had the same tone and quality as Julie Andrews' voice (clearly not dubbed because of slight differences in the lyrics), so I really enjoyed her singing. Whoever played the baronness (sp?) had the same sort of slinky quality (not meant as a bad thing) as Eleanor Parker.
TL;DR: I'm glad I bought it, enjoyed it, and no doubt will watch it again, but nothing can dethrone the movie. But nothing will be more awkward than recording an actual stage production for the Broadway Channel with David Hasselhoff starring as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. So cringy, but I still have it almost 20 years later!
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