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Photo © Tourismus Salzburg.

Photo © Tourismus Salzburg.

Photo © Tourismus Salzburg.

acter, like a mother hen,” says Unter-
kofler, who heard stories from a Von
Trapp daughter. In fact, it was Maria
who was the taskmaster, perhaps even
more zealous about music than Julie
Andrews. “It’s a language everyone can
understand, and she wanted to spread
peace,” Unterkofler explains.

But there are two inspiring messages
that hold true in both film and life. “If
you stick together, you can manage al-
most anything—and if God closes a
door, he opens a window,” Unterkofler
smiles. That’s why the movie remains a
legend even today.

Well, that, and the soundtrack. “The
melodies go in your ear,” Unterkofler
says, “and they never go out again.”

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