In the 1950s, Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of a woman named Maria von Trapp. It's an inspirational story. Yet much of Maria's life will have to be reinvented for the stage. But when Maria sees the script that is supposedly based on her life, she becomes so incensed. Maria is asked to express her concerns to Hammerstein's secretary, Fran. The pair strike up an unlikely friendship as Maria tells Fran about her life, contradicting much of what will eventually appear in The Sound of Music
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