Maria von Trapp, whose character was portrayed by Julia Roberts in the famous 1965 blockbuster hit, The Sound of Music, has returned to her family's house in Salzburg, Austria.
"I'm back home again," said Maria von Trapp in Salzburg, after spending several nights in her childhood home, which has been transformed into a hotel.
The house once belonged to the von Trapps, who became famous after their story was told in The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews, which is a story about...I think most of you know the story of how she made the single guy's children come to like music and be more social and how they marry at the end and move out of Austria.
In real life, the von Trapps' property was confiscated by the Nazis and SS chief Heinrich Himmler moved in. SS barracks were built in the garden and the property was secured with barbed wire and armed guards.
After the war, the Missionaries of the Precious Blood bought the villa from the family in 1947.
The religious order later moved into a nearby building and rented it out to the business partners who spent €500,000 to convert it into a hotel.
The real life villa does not appeare in the movie as the von Trapp's house is portrayed by a sea-side castle and the inside of the house was filmed in various studios in Hollywood.
The whole article, which I read from here, interested me because it's a confirmation that the Sound of Music was inspired by a true story.
"I'm back home again," said Maria von Trapp in Salzburg, after spending several nights in her childhood home, which has been transformed into a hotel.
The house once belonged to the von Trapps, who became famous after their story was told in The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews, which is a story about...I think most of you know the story of how she made the single guy's children come to like music and be more social and how they marry at the end and move out of Austria.
In real life, the von Trapps' property was confiscated by the Nazis and SS chief Heinrich Himmler moved in. SS barracks were built in the garden and the property was secured with barbed wire and armed guards.
After the war, the Missionaries of the Precious Blood bought the villa from the family in 1947.
The religious order later moved into a nearby building and rented it out to the business partners who spent €500,000 to convert it into a hotel.
The real life villa does not appeare in the movie as the von Trapp's house is portrayed by a sea-side castle and the inside of the house was filmed in various studios in Hollywood.
The whole article, which I read from here, interested me because it's a confirmation that the Sound of Music was inspired by a true story.
