A perfect double bill with "Mary Poppins" (1964)

Rating: 8/10 (5 August 2019)

Classical musical. The surroundings are a little to "Milka" to my taste, but the songs are really evergreens.
By accident I saw "The sound of music" (1965, Robert Wise) and "Marry Poppins" (1964, Robert Stevenson) a few days after each other. Both films obviously have much in common.

Both are from the mid '60s.
Both are musicals.
Both are about a nanny.
The nanny is in both cases played by Julie Andrews.

There are however also differences.
The father has no time for his children in "Marry Poppins" and perhaps too much time in "The sound of music".
The nanny is shy (at least initially) in "The sound of music" and self-conscious in "Mary Poppins".
"The sound of music" is more about songs and "Mary Poppins" is more about dance / choreography.
"The sound of music" has a political context whereas "Mary Poppins" is Disney amusement.

Both films are good in their own way.