Cinema and TV
ROMANIA
A few of my favourite things!
By Andreia
What do the following four images have in common?
Nothing at first, but quite a lot in the right context...
”The Sound of Music”, an all-time classic
starring Julie Andrews and Christopher
Plummer, has recently been shown on an
entertainment TV channel in Romania.
In case you haven’t seen it, it tells the
story of the Trapp family singers, who fled
Nazi-invaded Austria during World War 2.
The movie focuses on the relationship
between Maria, a former nun, and the
seven von Trapp children she has to look
after. Captain von Trapp, a strict naval
officer, insists on discipline and raises his
children as if they were soldiers taught to
obey orders. In the absence of a mother,
the children, though somewhat
mischievous in the beginning, end up
becoming fond of Maria, who is openhearted and great fun to be with.
What helps bring them together is Maria’s
passion for singing and her positive,
optimistic attitude to life. One of the
memorable scenes in the musical is the
one in which the children, scared by a
thunderstorm, go to Maria’s room on the
first night of her arrival in their house,
and she sings ”My Favourite Things” to
cheer them up.
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on
kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen
mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with
strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple
strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel
with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their
wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin
sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and
eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad!