Review of The Sound of Music (1965) by Xan Brooks for Guardian — 21 Sep 2007
Robert Wise's adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical still has a little soul in its bones, with its reactionary nature tempered by Ernest Lehman's supple screenplay, and its elephantine running-time eased by a set of songs that lodge in your system like hookworms.
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This review of The Sound of Music (1965) was written by Xan Brooks and published by Guardian on 21 Sep 2007.
The Sound of Music has generally received very positive reviews.
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