#Elsa Schraeder

[ladypolitik]

The Sound of Music (1965) as social media posts

Source: click

#the sound of music #The Sound of Music (1965) #Eleanor Parker #Christopher Plummer #captain von trapp #baroness schraeder #smau #text post meme #memes #rodgers and hammerstein #old hollywood #the sound of music memes #elsa schraeder #goerg von trapp #SMAU #txt smau #social media au #tsom crack

[costumeloverz71]

Baroness Elsa von Schraeder (Eleanor Parker) Ballgown.. The Sound Of Music (1965).. Costume by Dorothy Jeakins.

#baroness elsa von schraeder #eleanor parker #the sound of music #dorothy jeakins

[villainesses]

you look happy to meet me

Eleanor Parker, Christopher Plummer, and Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965)

#the sound of music #tsomedit #thesoundofmusicblr #cinemapix #dailyflicks #classicfilmblr #julie andrews #eleanor parker #christopher plummer #do you hear that. #it's the sound of elsa schraeder's heart shattering into a million tiny pieces #and in the distance is me wailing bc of it #photoshop therapy #.gifs

[best-character-named-x-poll]

have you done your daily click

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[divinebruises]

baroness schraeder was having an affair with max. I can't prove it but I know it

#sound of music #max detweiler #baroness schraeder #baroness elsa von schraeder

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

#polls #god i love a frosty and magnificent bitch #p.s. i know the sound of music is a movie but it was still playing on my television; loophole!

[commaafterdearests]

A ✨Deep Dive✨ on The Baroness, Maria, and the Sound of Music Score

I’m genuinely in one of those moods again, so here’s an _ExpandedRevised.docx version of my thread! Buckle up! This is genuinely going to be so long. 

Let’s begin at the confrontation scene: our characters, Maria and Elsa Schraeder. At this point, Elsa has broken the unshockingly shocking news that Georg is in love with Maria, and Maria is mortified. Before the scene starts, as Elsa enters Maria’s bedroom, we hear very faint strains of music only to transition from the party to the private-ness of Maria’s room. No music is actually heard in this scene -- no additional dramatics. The Goodbye Maria/How Can Love Survive Waltz - Medley (which begins with Edelweiss) begins only as Elsa exits the scene.

Now, for those who don’t know what How Can Love Survive is, it’s a song from the original Broadway Musical sung by Elsa and Max as they detail why she and Georg are yet to be engaged. 

As Elsa exits the scene and leaves Maria alone in the frame, in confusion and anguish, faint strains of Edelweiss plays. I’ll detail why that bit makes me cry later on, but let’s talk about how as the scene cuts to Elsa downstairs, looking smug as she walks into the ballroom -- smug and sure that Maria will be leaving them, the music transitions to How Can Love Survive. 

How Can Love Survive is a “champagne problem” sort of song. It talks about how money is usually in the way of romance and how utterly difficult it is to show your significant each other love when you’re rich -- but it’s alright, they’ll keep it alive anyways, as seen in this lyric.

Caught in our gold-plated chains are we, Lost in our wealthy domains are we, Trapped by our capital gains are we, But we’ll keep romance alive—

Personally, it details the shallowness of the relationship between Georg and Elsa, and also an insight on how different they are in terms of loving their significant other. The significant change of removing this in the film makes Elsa’s relationship with Georg feel much more natural -- as if drawn to each other through seeking companionship. But why use this now? It could’ve been placed anywhere within the film. Why choose this specific moment? 

It’s important to note that Elsa views Maria as a nobody -- an orphaned young woman who happens to be a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey, who also happens to be a governess in the Von Trapp home. But Maria also stands for everything that Elsa isn’t. Maria likes everything that Elsa does not -- all of which Elsa lists in How Can Love Survive. It’s a shallow song, again, sung jokingly. But in this particular scene, it answers Elsa’s question of “how can love survive?” 

Eliminate the competition, and perhaps then, Georg will learn to love her and only her. We see later on that this doesn’t happen, and if her bittersweet farewell is any indication, she’s just a woman in need of love but used so thoroughly for her money and influence.

But now the music changes again! (Bold text to keep us back on track because I got too sad about How Can Love Survive)

After Elsa’s finally in the ballroom and proposed a toast with Max because she’s gotten rid of Maria, the Edelweiss Waltz plays.

Now, I’ll be detailing why exactly I sob during these last few minutes before intermission! 

We know that the scene before The Grand and Glorious PartyTM  is the Edelweiss Scene. I don’t think I need to detail the fact that after Georg sings, he and Maria share a comfortable look -- she looks like she’s in heaven, and he gives her one of those unsure smiles... right before Elsa interrupts them with the idea of a party. And I always say that he looks at her at the very last “bless my homeland forever” unknowingly because she feels like everything home represents to him.

Edelweiss is like the oh. o h. moment when one of the characters finally realizes how much the other means to them. It, then, becomes an unspoken, subtler representation of their love -- or of love, in general, in the movie (Edelweiss sung to family = familial love, to Austria = love for country, etc.). 

To see Georg and Elsa dancing to Edelweiss -- a representation of love -- feels like a slap to our faces then. Because we know that Georg isn’t in love with Elsa -- at least romantically. We know that Elsa isn’t his homeland, but perhaps he’s pretending that she is, or making himself feel as if she’s the one that he wants or must want.

What about Maria and his mixed emotions, then?

This part feels most heartbreaking to me because this is where Georg -- who has chosen to stand firm in everything he believes -- chooses convention. 

Dancing to Edelweiss in a ballroom full of people, everyone watching them be the conventional couple -- as opposed the picture the Laendler paints, which is everything that this waltz is not.

He sets aside his feelings for Maria because how does he love her openly? 

And in this moment, Maria also chooses to leave, because it has to be the wisest choice. Why on earth would she stay when she’s “getting in the way?”

So, to answer the question: 

How can love survive? 

Before the Intermission begins, we’re all heartbroken because Georg chooses Elsa -- and we established that she got the answer to making her love survive. Making Maria leave. 

And Maria goes with this because how can her love survive anyways? To ask for the Captain’s love would be wrong. To leave God felt impossible, and she’d feel more confused with whatever she felt with every passing minute. So she chose to leave. 

Now I’m impossibly weepy over two songs, and will need to re-watch the entire movie. I’m afraid I rambled too much, but thank you for making it this far? Warm hugs!

#tldr; the sound of music (1965) score is absolute genius #the sound of music #the sound of music (1965) #julie andrews #eleanor parker #i'm afraid I rambled to much... #dude i got so analytical #literally geeking out #film analysis #actually it's score analysis #but also cinematography analysis #migrated thread from twitter #anyways enjoy my lil piece of insanity? #the hills are alive

[silvercaptain24]

With apologies to the original actor who played baroness Elsa Schraeder—

MY MOMMA KILLED IT TONIGHT

#silver’s family shenanigans #she…. Yeah she might have gotten way more suspense r response than the original actor ever did #she made me cry #and my dad

[janeneighbor]

No but the second season of Shmigadoon! really did remind me of my childhood obsession with Miss Hannigan. Just like the first season reminded me of my love for Elsa von Schraeder. If the Parent Trap was a musical I would be expecting Meredith Blake to pop up in the third season just to complete my lesbian kid crush trifecta.

#schmigadoon #annie #miss hannigan #the sound of the music #the parent trap

[wdillustration]

The Hills are Alive!, With The Sound of Music!!!

I always wanted to do this, but I hadn't got the time to so here it is. The Sound of Music one of my memorable Musicals written by Rogers and Hammerstein and as well my Mom's favorite film back then in the 1965 starring Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer. So for today's Musical AU I've decided to have Sketch of Elena playing the role of the care free nun herself Maria Rainer. Here is what I had for the rest of Cast of the AU down below;

Maria Rainer - Elena Castillo Flores

Captain Georg von Trapp - Barnacles Bear (Human Version)

Baroness Elsa von Schraeder - Doña Hortensia Paloma

Max Detweiler - Agustin Madrigal

Mother Abbess - Bianca Castafiore

Rolfe Gruber - Adrien Agreste

Liesl von Trapp - Marinette Dupain Cheng

Friedrich von Trapp - Chistopher Robin/Walton D. Parker (OC)

Louisa von Trapp - Loretta Callisto/Clio

Kurt von Trapp - Captain Jake

Brigitta von Trapp - Sofia the First

Marta von Trapp - Izzy/Bingo Heeler (Human Version)

Gretl von Trapp - Jojo Clancy

Franz the Butler - Nigel (Baileywick's older brother)

Frau Schmidt the Housekeeper - Mistress Flora

Bonus: Maria & The Von Trapp Family

Note: If anyone ask, I don't know why though I was planning to have either Belle or Ariel instead, but the only main reason I chose her because she's the only Disney princess who plays the guitar...🎶

#art #fanart #disney #disney junior #elena of avalor #elena castillo flores #musical au #sound of music #maria von trapp #rogers and hammerstein

[myjoystoday]

Original Broadway Cast Theodore Bikel as Captain Von Trapp, Marion Marlowe as Elsa Schraeder, and Kurt Kasznar as Max Detweiler.

Opened: November 16, 1959 at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Broadway)

[ladypolitik]

#essentially the plot #texts from last night #The Sound of Music (1965) #source: texts from last night #source: tfln #the sound of music #sound of music memes #julie andrews #dame julie andrews #fuck yeah julie andrews #Fraulein Maria #christopher plummer #captain von trapp #georg von trapp #eleanor parker #Baroness Schraeder #Elsa Schraeder #old hollywood #classic film #musical film #rodgers and hammerstein

[villainesses]

girl help i'm listening to enchanted tv and thinking about the baroness elsa schraeder and her deep and enduring love for—and heartbreak over—one captain georg von trapp hahahahahaha

[singwhenyoucantspeak]

Nothing but respect for MY Elsas

#laura benanti #idina menzel #Elsa Schraeder #The sound of music Live #Elsa #Frozen #i think i'm funny #get it cuz they both played an elsa #;alskdfa;sfj #musical theatre

[morgana-pendragon]

cinematic parallels again

#abbie watches the sound of music #the sound of music #the parent trap #elsa schraeder #meredith blake

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

i just love a blonde lady who's kind of scary 💛

#polls #another day another poll of no consequence!!!!!!! #this post was inspired by esme squalor my eternal lifespiration since adolescence #i had to leave off marguerite from ever after (sob!) because i remembered lindsay's existence and she MUST be on here #but i wish there was enough options to include them both!!!!!!!! #i would have also included my feminist icon lisa from the room #and i just realized I FORGOT AMY DUNNE! #god this poll is a mess #maybe i should make a second one