Each month before the Smackdown, Nick Taylor chooses three performances to highlight that weren't Oscar-nominated
“And Eleanor Parker as The Baroness” reads the final casting credit of the opening credits of The Sound of Music. Hers is the only name that appears by itself, positioning the character and the actress as events the film wants you to eagerly anticipate. Hard enough when you're the other woman in a love triangle, especially as a non-singing role in a three-hour musical. Yet Parker, boasting one of the most exciting, chameleonic personas in American cinema, lives up to the hype over fifty years later, emerging with the film's most multifaceted performance.
Baroness Elsa von Schraeder won’t appear until roughly an hour into The Sound of Music, by which time we’ve already watched the indomitably energetic Maria (Julie Andrews) enter the Von Trapp family at the direction of her Abbess, instructing her to work as a governess to see if it’ll suit her better than being a nun
The head of the household is Captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), who has raised his seven children with military strictness since his
Eleanor Parker was an outstanding American actress, born on June 26, in Cedarville, Ohio. Her acting career began in the early s, and she quickly established herself as a versatile actress in Hollywood. Parker received three Oscar nominations over the course of her career for her roles in “Caged” (), “Detective Story” () and “Interrupted Melody” ().
Role in the movie
However, her best-known movie for many fans remains “The Sound of Music” (), in which she played the role of Baroness Elsa Schraeder. In this role, Parker embodied the elegant and sophisticated fiancée of Captain Georg von Trapp, played by Christopher Plummer. The Baroness contrasts with the main character Maria, played by Julie Andrews, and her role adds emotional depth to the story. Parker's portrayal of the Baroness is characterized by subtlety and restraint, which adds significantly to the dynamic of the film.
Further career
Parker continued her career successfully after “The Sound of Music”, working in both film and television. She passed away on December 9, at the age of Her portrayal of Baroness Elsa Schraeder remains an unforgettable part of her filmography and a highlight in the hist
- The Baroness: Somewhere out there is a lady who I think will never be a nun. Auf Wiedersehen, darling.
- The Baroness: There's nothing more irresistible to a man than a woman who's in love with him.
- The Baroness: [to Captain Von Trapp] Fond as I am of you I really don't think you're the right man for me. You're, um You're much too independent. And I - I need someone who needs me desperately or at least needs my money desperately.
- The Baroness: Darling, haven't you ever heard of a delightful little thing called boarding school?
- [talking about pink lemonade]
- The Baroness: Not too sweet, not too sour.
- Max: Just too, uh pink.
- The Baroness: My dear, is there anything you can't do?
- Maria: Well, I'm not sure I'll make a very good nun.
- The Baroness: If you have any problems, I'll be happy to help you.
- The Baroness: You know, you're you're much less of a riddle when I see you here, Georg.
- Captain von Trapp: In my natural habitat?
- The Baroness: Yes, exactly.
- Captain von Trapp: Are you trying to say that I'm at more at home here among the birds and the flowers and the wind that moves t
The Sound of Music is one of the most successful and famous films of all time. It&#;s unlikely that you do not know the film, unless perhaps, unlike me, you did not watch it on video until the title song became a bit wonky from overuse.
Whenever one thinks of the film, Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer come to mind. This is to be expected as they play the film&#;s unforgettable leads, and Julie sings most of the songs that were to go on to be classics of musical film and theatre. But it&#;s also the supporting actors who complete the film and make it so memorable, from Peggy Wood as Mother Abbess to Richard Hadyn as Uncle Max, and of course, Eleanor Parker as The Baroness.
As a child I was completely unsympathetic to The Baroness. For me, quite unable to fully comprehend that the ultimate villains of the film are fascism and the dangerous obsession with patriotism that leads to death, The Baroness was the one to be disliked and totally dismissed. But as I grew older, I came to understand what her character represented, and how Eleanor Parker manages to imbue her performance with such wonderful subtlety.
By the time Eleanor starred in The Sound of Music, l
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