The follow excerpt is from the book, “Forever
Liesl” by Charmian Carr, who portrayed “Liesl” in the movie, “The Sound of
Music.” In it she includes this letter from an anonymous woman who loved the
movie, and watched it often.
The film is
such a great love story, and seems to touch so many people. This story from a
woman who served overseas as an Army officer in World War II touched my heart.
“Romance is
something that I’ve never experienced in my life. It’s sad because at heart I
am such a romantic. I always hoped for deep love, but I got skipped over
somehow. There was the Depression, and the war, and life just had hard edges.
Romance, or the chance for it, just passed me by. So here I am, eighty three
years old, and still… waiting.
To me “The
Sound of Music” is the most romantic movie ever made. I’m like a dreamy kid
when I watch it. I’ll put the video on three or four times a year, and it
always picks me up when I’m feeling low. It awakens my heart.
I think I
would swoon if someone were to put their arms around me and hold me as the
Captain does Maria. It’s never happened. Still, even though it hasn’t, the
movie makes me feel as if I know how such a romantic encounter would feel. When
Maria and the Captain realize they are in love as they dance at the party, and
later, when they admit it to each other in the gazebo, those scenes satisfy a
need in me.
If I had
been blind from birth, and suddenly had sight, and saw the color red, even if
it was just for an instant, I would always know what red looks like. The movie
has done that for me. I believe I know what love, real romantic love, would
feel like. “The Sound of Music” taught me the color of love.”
Note: Sadly, Charmian Carr ("Liesl") died of Alzheimer's Disease at the young age of 73 in 2016
Note: Sadly, Charmian Carr ("Liesl") died of Alzheimer's Disease at the young age of 73 in 2016
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