Yet she gave up the captain. She allowed him to walk away with her knowing he has deeper feelings for Maria. But the way she let Marie go at the end of the scene was yea rude. She thought she got rid of her and could have captain all to herself but after she saw him sad he realized they weren’t meant to be. She was a shy lil devil but allowed him to be happy
Eleanor Parker was such a polished actress that she managed to take the “bitchiness” out of the baroness and make the audience see her as a woman in-love , just giving Maria a gentle nudge.After all , everyone accepted Maria’s intent on becoming “a good nun”.
Eleanor Parker played the Baroness so well you couldn't really despise her even though she filled Maria with confusion and left briefly. When she returned, Elsa accepted the reality with grace. After all, the real antagonists were Herr Zeller and the Nazis.
In the hands of someone else other than Eleanor Parker the Baroness could have come across as a 2D villain, but she turned it into a very sympathetic character that I didn’t necessarily root for as a child, but can definitely relate to as an adult. Robert Wise initially worked with Eleanor Parker in the 1950 film Three Secrets and immediately thought she’d make the perfect Baroness. He was right. I thought her role was good enough for a supporting actress nod, but oh well.
@bearcattony00, very well said. I respect The Baroness the most for how she stepped out when she realized that the Captain had made his choice and the choice wasn’t her. She didn’t make it hard for him or go on and get any revenge on him which is just would a mature elegant woman should do. You could tell that when the Captain told her that it was no use between them, it broke her heart badly, there were tears in her eyes and she was trying not to cry. You can’t help but feel bad for her because she was a truly nice person deep down inside and she really did love Georg just as much as Maria did. Justice for Baroness Schraeder always forever and may Eleanor Parker R.I.P. ❤️
I feel like we're not supposed to like the Baroness --- but while I didn't like her as a kid, I've softened to her over the years. The way she manipulated Maria in this scene and took advantage of her confusion and inexperience wasn't nice, but it's hard to hate her for it. She and Georg were in an established relationship, and this pretty young woman just came along and stole his heart away without even trying. That must have been devastating for her. And despite this, ultimately she accepted it when Georg told her it wasn't going to work, and she wished him well. Georg had called Elsa his "savior," earlier in the film, but I think there was a point where he came to realize that wasn't true. It was Maria who saved him --- and his whole family, for that matter. She introduced laughter and music to his children when they needed it most. She challenged him and told him the truth, even if it wasn't what he wanted to hear, and her influence eventually melted his icy heart and helped him repair his broken bonds with them. Aside from the obvious fact that Georg and Maria were wildly attracted to each other from the day they met, how could anyone possibly compete with that?
I love that the last shot is fully continuous, from Maria walking down the hall to leaving the note to exiting. Really good piece of filming in an excellently made movie.
I think it's interesting that this is the only time in the movie where Elsa seems to "fit" into the scene. In every other scene, she is the odd one out. Take the rowboat/argument/resolution scene. She wears a chic pink suit which signifies her role as the Captain's lover, but everyone else is wearing shades of grey, green and brown. The children, the Captain, Maria and even Uncle Max fit the natural surroundings outside as well as the home's interior color palette. The baroness alone stands out as if she doesn't belong with the others. Only in this glamorous party does she finally seem to be in her element, briefly gaining influence. However, her celebration takes on a tone of sadness, as we the audience have seen the sacrifice that needed to be made first. Thankfully, the baroness comes to realize that this position does not suit her and gracefully bows out of the engagement once Maria returns. It's truly poignant. Two classy ladies acknowledging each other's feelings and taking turns to make space for the other to be happy. As the audience, you can't help but root for them both.
Brilliant Act 1 finale, have always liked it. The Baroness hints to Max about her growing influence over the Captain and their future together, making the audience stay engaged questioning what she has planned. The swelling music as Maria takes a long last look at the mansion before dashing off. This whole scene just works perfectly.
I sure am glad it worked against the baroness. She knew the captain was in love with Maria. You could tell my her mannerisms. When the captain sang eldeweiss the look he gave Maria and at the end of the song smiled at her. The baroness knew this and did not like it. Oh well.
So now I know the real story of what happened and why Maria ended up leaving my house for quite some time. Elsa manipulated her and made her feel like she had to leave because she felt like she was obligated to being a nun. Well, I’m glad that in the end everything ended up working out and I got to be with the woman I truly love, Maria.
You can clearly tell the Baroness was jealous of Maria and she knew that if she said the right thing at the right time that Maria would flee and head back to the Abbey
I just watched the movie with my sister and we had a blast, partly because we found ourselves unexpectedly shipping the baroness and Max like Amazon Prime. 😆 I mean, for real, every time the two are on screen together, they always seem eager to go have a friendly chat in some corner, and the chemistry is REAL, like you could easily believe they’ve been married for two decades. And yet it’s never acknowledged by any other character and nobody’s talking about it ? We were disappointed it didn’t lead to anything, because I swear, they would have made the best couple in this movie.
At the end of the act, you can really feel for Maria, with the music increase, she's leaving it all behind. Everyone she loved, everything. I always feel for her at the end of this scene. Also there were so many times I just wanted to kick the baroness in the shin
I believe the music that the guests are dancing to is a song that was sung in the Broadway musical, but is only an incidental instrumental in the movie.
@@tesscrelli783 It's the song "How Can Love Survive?", and it was only sung in the Broadway musical. It was only featured in the movie as the instrumental in this dance scene, and it was never sung in the movie.
It seems like starting at 1:39 the party ended since the house was filled with people and then nobody was around starting at 1:55. Unless everyone else who was at the main entrance area went into another room where the other people were.
She left this part makes me sad cause she made them happy the kids and they were sad. It an interesting scene cause the Baroness and Maria are dueling over the captains affections. The Captain was dating the Baroness first going to Vienna to see her the relationship seems on course. But she only interested in him and his money the kids not really gonna put them in boarding school. Then along comes Maria who wants be a nun but is a ball of fun and sees that kids love there dad and fears him but want his attention she gets to know them they open up to here and she realizes there pranks our them acting out there frustration she calls there bluff. She lays into the Captain your kids need you more she the become the mom figure they been craving for,. The Baroness being sly tries to reclaim her property of the Captain by guilting Maria that she should leave the villa and return to the abby to finish her nun training that her feelings for the Captain are wrong. The Captain tries to move on with the Baroness but he developed strong feelings for Maria that can not be denied. The children are sad she left and show there dislike for the Baroness being forced on them as there new mom. Eventually the Baroness realizes when Maria has returned as governess the house is too crowded for both. So she steps aside gracefully packs up her things and tells Captain she moving on engagement over and that he should go be with Maria she never be a nun now that he should tell Maria how he feels.
Funny how in the middle of a grand party there are no empty/half-filled cocktail glasses or party plates anywhere in that grand foyer. That is one tidy group of party guests!
Wait, FIRST act? This isn't the end? I distinctly remember watching this movie on vhs and leaving the tape running after the ending in the hopes of seeing more, but that was it. Is there a sequel?
Oh, c'mom have you never researched/seen somewhere the rest of the story? How could it end like that? There isn't a sequel, just the rest of the movie. It's 3 hours long.
@@Ana_Paula.Frasson Yeah I looked it up. The vhs version is supposed to come in two tapes, but I only had the first one. I can't believe I've been missing out all this time!
@@ez8546 Sorry, I have read it and I only meant that there was no Baroness but I didn't go further. Princess Yvonne was Maria's rival in the true story, but as in the movie, Maria won out.
@@borninthewrongtime6449 I love a good, honest, healthy debate without insults. You are a true intelligent. The way I understand the story is that Maria really had no romantic interests ever. She truly wanted to be a nun and devote her life to God. It is understood the superiors at the nunnery sensed she was not made for religious life and these children clearly needed a mother. In a sense, it was a sort of shotgun marriage.
@@ez8546 Thank you..Very nice of you as I just got insulted on another comment board..Told me I needed professional help, basically bc I told him we would have to agree to disagree about something..lol The children were in love with her and visa versa. The children even delivered the Marriage proposal from the Captain to Maria ..he was in Vienna breaking up with Princess Yvonne --which Maria took the wrong way thinking he was asking PY to marry him. I think my favorite story from the book is that the oldest child is actually a boy called Rupert, and bc of the movie, during his High School and College he was teased and called Leisl constantly!!😂
Eleanor Parker’s Baroness is the classiest “villain” I’ve ever seen. What a remarkable actress.
Yet she gave up the captain. She allowed him to walk away with her knowing he has deeper feelings for Maria. But the way she let Marie go at the end of the scene was yea rude. She thought she got rid of her and could have captain all to herself but after she saw him sad he realized they weren’t meant to be. She was a shy lil devil but allowed him to be happy
Mine was her and the wicked witch of the west and east
@@GoldLeafPressmine was the wicked witch from oz
Eleanor Parker was such a polished actress that she managed to take the “bitchiness” out of the baroness and make the audience
see her as a woman in-love , just giving Maria a gentle nudge.After all , everyone accepted Maria’s intent on becoming “a good nun”.
She is also so beautiful and elegant, as a little girl I was totally enraptured with her!
@@WM37980 same here! She is just so beautiful 😍
Eleanor Parker played the Baroness so well you couldn't really despise her even though she filled Maria with confusion and left briefly. When she returned, Elsa accepted the reality with grace. After all, the real antagonists were Herr Zeller and the Nazis.
🙌🏼👍🏼👏🏼✊🏼
I heard she's actually a comedienne.
In the hands of someone else other than Eleanor Parker the Baroness could have come across as a 2D villain, but she turned it into a very sympathetic character that I didn’t necessarily root for as a child, but can definitely relate to as an adult. Robert Wise initially worked with Eleanor Parker in the 1950 film Three Secrets and immediately thought she’d make the perfect Baroness. He was right. I thought her role was good enough for a supporting actress nod, but oh well.
@bearcattony00, very well said. I respect The Baroness the most for how she stepped out when she realized that the Captain had made his choice and the choice wasn’t her. She didn’t make it hard for him or go on and get any revenge on him which is just would a mature elegant woman should do. You could tell that when the Captain told her that it was no use between them, it broke her heart badly, there were tears in her eyes and she was trying not to cry. You can’t help but feel bad for her because she was a truly nice person deep down inside and she really did love Georg just as much as Maria did. Justice for Baroness Schraeder always forever and may Eleanor Parker R.I.P. ❤️
I feel like we're not supposed to like the Baroness --- but while I didn't like her as a kid, I've softened to her over the years. The way she manipulated Maria in this scene and took advantage of her confusion and inexperience wasn't nice, but it's hard to hate her for it. She and Georg were in an established relationship, and this pretty young woman just came along and stole his heart away without even trying. That must have been devastating for her. And despite this, ultimately she accepted it when Georg told her it wasn't going to work, and she wished him well.
Georg had called Elsa his "savior," earlier in the film, but I think there was a point where he came to realize that wasn't true. It was Maria who saved him --- and his whole family, for that matter. She introduced laughter and music to his children when they needed it most. She challenged him and told him the truth, even if it wasn't what he wanted to hear, and her influence eventually melted his icy heart and helped him repair his broken bonds with them.
Aside from the obvious fact that Georg and Maria were wildly attracted to each other from the day they met, how could anyone possibly compete with that?
I love that the last shot is fully continuous, from Maria walking down the hall to leaving the note to exiting. Really good piece of filming in an excellently made movie.
I think it's interesting that this is the only time in the movie where Elsa seems to "fit" into the scene. In every other scene, she is the odd one out. Take the rowboat/argument/resolution scene. She wears a chic pink suit which signifies her role as the Captain's lover, but everyone else is wearing shades of grey, green and brown. The children, the Captain, Maria and even Uncle Max fit the natural surroundings outside as well as the home's interior color palette. The baroness alone stands out as if she doesn't belong with the others. Only in this glamorous party does she finally seem to be in her element, briefly gaining influence. However, her celebration takes on a tone of sadness, as we the audience have seen the sacrifice that needed to be made first. Thankfully, the baroness comes to realize that this position does not suit her and gracefully bows out of the engagement once Maria returns. It's truly poignant. Two classy ladies acknowledging each other's feelings and taking turns to make space for the other to be happy. As the audience, you can't help but root for them both.
I loved the piece of music that was played when Maria was leaving.
Adelvice is the name of the piece
@@globetrotting2628 Do you mean Edelweiss?
“Edelweiss Waltz” by Irving Kostal. There’s a film of it floating around here.
@@AI-hx3fx Thank you.
the baroness--such a beauty,elegance,dignity.--no match
The Baroness is just so gorgeous. It’s kind of hard to not like her because she’s so charming and beautiful 😍
I do like The Sound of Music and it's my favourite classic musical film
0:37 Eleanor Parker has the Wealth Walk. Like I own this party, I totally think she should of Won an oscar for her beautifull and best acting.
same here!
Brilliant Act 1 finale, have always liked it. The Baroness hints to Max about her growing influence over the Captain and their future together, making the audience stay engaged questioning what she has planned. The swelling music as Maria takes a long last look at the mansion before dashing off. This whole scene just works perfectly.
I sure am glad it worked against the baroness. She knew the captain was in love with Maria. You could tell my her mannerisms. When the captain sang eldeweiss the look he gave Maria and at the end of the song smiled at her. The baroness knew this and did not like it. Oh well.
So now I know the real story of what happened and why Maria ended up leaving my house for quite some time. Elsa manipulated her and made her feel like she had to leave because she felt like she was obligated to being a nun. Well, I’m glad that in the end everything ended up working out and I got to be with the woman I truly love, Maria.
but Captain, no one questions what you saw in Elsa. I mean, come on... you were kind of in a win win situation, tbh.
The melody of How can love survive is briefly heard
I love the waltz music in this scene..memorable
Intermission folks.... Let's all go to the lobby before the movie continues... Let's also go empty our filled up bladders!
Her gown is gorgeous. Still classic today!
You can clearly tell the Baroness was jealous of Maria and she knew that if she said the right thing at the right time that Maria would flee and head back to the Abbey
30-60's make up so pretty elegant.Nowadays some actress want to full pouty lips, sometimes looking weird and unnatural.
Maria was truly a woman of faith and good character from start to finish.
If Marilyn Monroe hadnt died 3 years prior I feel like she could played the saucy Baroness 💯
Much as I love Marilyn, Eleanor was wonderful.
Love Marilyn but, Having Marilyn in the role would’ve been too distracting and I don’t think she was good at pulling off accents
Her voice is too soft to pull it off. But..perhaps.
Marilyn was always the main star in her movies. The Baroness is a side character so it may not be on brand.
I'll Always Love it.
This classic is just so perfect.
I love how Max’s expression changes at 1:24, as he realizes what the Baroness has done.
Such incredible scenes.
People will weep if the movie did end here!
beautiful memory of the movie the Sound of Music
Then it's the Intermission followed by the Entr'Acte
I just watched the movie with my sister and we had a blast, partly because we found ourselves unexpectedly shipping the baroness and Max like Amazon Prime. 😆 I mean, for real, every time the two are on screen together, they always seem eager to go have a friendly chat in some corner, and the chemistry is REAL, like you could easily believe they’ve been married for two decades. And yet it’s never acknowledged by any other character and nobody’s talking about it ? We were disappointed it didn’t lead to anything, because I swear, they would have made the best couple in this movie.
I think Max is supposed to be gay
absolutely beautiful ballet! what music is this? it feels familiar 🧐
Perfection!
I remember seeing this movie on the
curved screen, not flat.
I like how Maria leaves a note 4 the captain b4 she goes back to the abby cuz she realized that she is in love with captain von trapp
At the end of the act, you can really feel for Maria, with the music increase, she's leaving it all behind. Everyone she loved, everything. I always feel for her at the end of this scene.
Also there were so many times I just wanted to kick the baroness in the shin
I think the Baroness does a pretty good job of being sophisticated. Julie doesn’t do a bad job of playing the young uncertain ....
I believe the music that the guests are dancing to is a song that was sung in the Broadway musical, but is only an incidental instrumental in the movie.
I think it's the instrumental version of Edelweiss?
@@tesscrelli783 It's the song "How Can Love Survive?", and it was only sung in the Broadway musical. It was only featured in the movie as the instrumental in this dance scene, and it was never sung in the movie.
@@vivianpowell1732 Oooh that's true! They only switch to Edelweiss at 1:25, thanks for correcting me! :D
It seems like starting at 1:39 the party ended since the house was filled with people and then nobody was around starting at 1:55. Unless everyone else who was at the main entrance area went into another room where the other people were.
She left this part makes me sad cause she made them happy the kids and they were sad. It an interesting scene cause the Baroness and Maria are dueling over the captains affections. The Captain was dating the Baroness first going to Vienna to see her the relationship seems on course. But she only interested in him and his money the kids not really gonna put them in boarding school. Then along comes Maria who wants be a nun but is a ball of fun and sees that kids love there dad and fears him but want his attention she gets to know them they open up to here and she realizes there pranks our them acting out there frustration she calls there bluff. She lays into the Captain your kids need you more she the become the mom figure they been craving for,. The Baroness being sly tries to reclaim her property of the Captain by guilting Maria that she should leave the villa and return to the abby to finish her nun training that her feelings for the Captain are wrong. The Captain tries to move on with the Baroness but he developed strong feelings for Maria that can not be denied. The children are sad she left and show there dislike for the Baroness being forced on them as there new mom. Eventually the Baroness realizes when Maria has returned as governess the house is too crowded for both. So she steps aside gracefully packs up her things and tells Captain she moving on engagement over and that he should go be with Maria she never be a nun now that he should tell Maria how he feels.
THEIR
Baroness had her own money she didn't need his
I don’t know who’s more of a villain~ the baroness or Eve Harrington in “All About Eve” 😂
Has anyone notice what song is playing when the baroness and the captain are dancing to and Maria leaving
Edelweiss
Funny how in the middle of a grand party there are no empty/half-filled cocktail glasses or party plates anywhere in that grand foyer. That is one tidy group of party guests!
Because people were decent and didn't treat other people's places like a zoo
@@geoffwilliams4478 It was a different place and time, that's for sure! If only we could go back..
It also helps to have a bunch of staff who clean for you!
I don’t think intermissions are necessary, but just out of interest, do movies have intermissions nowadays?
Wait, FIRST act? This isn't the end? I distinctly remember watching this movie on vhs and leaving the tape running after the ending in the hopes of seeing more, but that was it. Is there a sequel?
Oh, c'mom have you never researched/seen somewhere the rest of the story? How could it end like that? There isn't a sequel, just the rest of the movie. It's 3 hours long.
@@Ana_Paula.Frasson Yeah I looked it up. The vhs version is supposed to come in two tapes, but I only had the first one. I can't believe I've been missing out all this time!
The real life story was a bit darker.
So much more so..plus no Baroness.
@@borninthewrongtime6449 Actually, there was. Look deeper into the real story but I don't think it was a competition between the two.
@@ez8546 Sorry, I have read it and I only meant that there was no Baroness but I didn't go further. Princess Yvonne was Maria's rival in the true story, but as in the movie, Maria won out.
@@borninthewrongtime6449 I love a good, honest, healthy debate without insults. You are a true intelligent. The way I understand the story is that Maria really had no romantic interests ever. She truly wanted to be a nun and devote her life to God. It is understood the superiors at the nunnery sensed she was not made for religious life and these children clearly needed a mother. In a sense, it was a sort of shotgun marriage.
@@ez8546 Thank you..Very nice of you as I just got insulted on another comment board..Told me I needed professional help, basically bc I told him we would have to agree to disagree about something..lol
The children were in love with her and visa versa. The children even delivered the Marriage proposal from the Captain to Maria ..he was in Vienna breaking up with Princess Yvonne --which Maria took the wrong way thinking he was asking PY to marry him.
I think my favorite story from the book is that the oldest child is actually a boy called Rupert, and bc of the movie, during his High School and College he was teased and called Leisl constantly!!😂
Is she jealous & gets maira to leave
baroness looks like cinderella here
Intermission then Entr'acte
I would have said, “Georg is mine, sweetie. And if you cross me, I’ll have Herr Zeller ship you off to Germany to be with Hitler. Got it?”
Hitler original house was right over the next hill from where Julie was singing & twirling to her opening song!!
Captain von Trapp should have married the Baroness. I really think so.
Baroness ==. Bad !!! 🥺😫🤪😩🤨
But we must admit that she’s a wonderful actress!
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I didn't like her.
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