What do Austrians think about 'The Sound of Music'?

If you want to know why The Sound of music never became popular in Austria (and Germany), it's because of multiple reasons. 1. read more

In the following you find a list of 15 pretty good reasons to hate "The Sound of Music": Why "The Sound of Music" Sucks. 1.) Many people from abroad think that "Edelweiß" is an Austrian folk song or even the national anthem. It is not. In fact, it was composed by Oscar Hammerstein and is as well known in Austria as the rest of the movie (not at all). 2.) The Salzburg Festival is shown to be an amateur folk music competition. read more

I first heard of TSOM 4 years ago, when I talked to a nice Girl from Nova Scotia whose favorite movie was The sound Of Music! She also wanted to know why so many people in Austria and Germany don't like or even don't know the Musical. read more