Friday, October 1, 2010

Movies for Friday October 1, 2010

On October 1 1935 Julie Andrews was born... so the theme for today are films with Julie Andrews-enjoy!

1 The Sound of Music (1965) Director: Robert Wise
Academy Award winning film based on the life of the Von Trapp family; Andrews was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Maria, a young woman who becomes a governess and later wife to Captain Von Trapp; film also won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director, Sound, Music and Film Editing...

2 Victor Victoria (1982) Director: Blake Edwards
A struggling singer (Julie Andrews) embarks on an unusual career to make ends meet and ends up falling for a gangster (James Garner) - Andrews, Garner, Lesley Ann Warren (as mobster girlfriend) Robert Preston (as Andrews manager) are all superb in their roles; Andrews, Warren and Preston all garnered Oscar nominations for their roles...

3 Mary Poppins (1964) Director: Robert Stevenson
Film about a magical nanny (Julie Andrews) who comes to work for an unhappy banker's family and ends up making their lives more exciting; Andrews won an Academy Award for her performance...

I hope that the above picks will provide hours of viewing and musical entertainment-enjoy!
Dianezy
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