Lovable film, unlovable male lead

Rating: 9/10 (22 August 2002)

I have to question this Captain von Trapp character, a retired Naval officer, who is always acting to people around him, including his own children.
He lets the kids under control by hired governess (Isn't it against the law not sending them to schools?), so he has time to fool around with rich baroness, an equally pretentious character. You can imagine how he supports his huge property without working. After the new governess, Sister Maria, appears in his premises, he finds her his new target and dumps the baroness, then succeeds in winning this innocent nun's love with another performance. (Look how he acts to Maria under the moonlight in the garden)
I like all those music numbers and the family's three youngest girls in the movie very much, but this Captain von Trapp is really a phony. Plummer and director Wise should take most of the responsibility.