On April 23, 1964, singer and actress Julie Andrews filmed the historic wedding ceremony scene in “The Sound of Music” on the Mondsee Abbey in Higher Austria. This stunning church is now often called the Basilica of Saint Michael.
In a resurfaced video, Andrews, who performed Maria Von Trapp alongside Christopher Plummer’s character, Georg Von Trapp, visits this basilica 50 years after the movie’s launch.
The viral video with over three million views reveals the actress strolling via the basilica reminiscing about this traditional wedding ceremony scene.
This is the video under:
The video originates from a 2015 DVD special entitled, “The Sound of a Metropolis – Julie Andrews Returns to Salzburg.” twentieth Century Fox included it in a rerelease of the film‘s fiftieth anniversary.
The Basilica of Saint Michael, the place Maria marries Georg von Trapp, can be a former Benedictine abbey. It was inbuilt 748 and rebuilt within the 18th century. Pope Saint John Paul II elevated it to a basilica in 2005.
Andrews explains the basilica was the film’s first filming location. They invited 600 locals to attend of their wedding ceremony apparel – finishing the scene all in someday.
Within the DVD particular, Andrews additionally speaks with the parish priest (in 2015), Father Ernst Wageneder in regards to the basilica and what they use it for. It’s now a hotspot for weddings as a result of reputation of “The Sound of Music”!
“You introduced me with the movie, ‘The Sound of Music’ loads of work,” he says. “On Saturday, we have now eight wedding ceremony ceremonies. That’s actually laborious, however I prefer it as a result of that’s a festivity of affection.”
“I believe so many individuals are coming as a result of they want to see the unique place the place the marriage came about 50 years in the past,” the priest continued.
“The folks fall in love, additionally, as we speak. Lots of people can keep in mind the day if you filmed ‘The Sound of Music,’” Father Wageneder stated.
“The entire church regarded fairly wonderful,” Andrews chimed in. “They had been affected person and type. I keep in mind additionally the director, Robert Smart, did a unprecedented factor, which I believe is without doubt one of the most stunning pictures.”
“Not solely did you see me coming alongside this stunning aisle, however he put his cameras alongside the aspect and also you noticed me in profile. So every stunning archway on the aspect right here was captured,” Andrews continued.
“It’s an impressive shot. It truly is. I believe he did the basilica proud.”
Watch the video on the Julie Andrews Archives on YouTube:
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And right here is the unique wedding scene in “The Sound of Music”:
Take a look at extra photos of the Basilica of Saint Michael under:
The skin of the Basilica of Saint Michael in Mondsee, Austria / C.Stadler/Bwag, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Inside of the Basilica of Saint Michael in Mondsee, Austria / Wolfgang Sauber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0The organ contained in the Basilica of Saint Michael in Mondsee, Austria / Wolfgang Sauber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Altar of Annunciation (1680) by Meinrad Guggenbichler inside Basilica of Saint Michael in Mondsee, Austria / Wolfgang Sauber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
