The Sound of Music
Film1965175 min

The Sound of Music

Taste attributes: dramafamilymusicromancemusicalmusic/dancebiographyhistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeheavylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers allunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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"The happiest sound in all the world!"

Boxlist takeAn emotional romantic drama, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers allunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Julie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerRichard HaydnPeggy Wood

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1965
Runtime
175 min
Status
Released
Studio
20th Century Fox
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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