Julie Andrews will appear at a gala screening of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Jameson Dublin’s International Film Festival.
The actress, best known for her role as Maria von Trapp in the 1965 musical, will also take part in a public interview before the gala closes the festival on Sunday, March 29th at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre hosted by Aedin Gormley from RTÉ’s Lyric FM Movies and Musicals. THE SOUND OF MUSIC was a popular hit directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1959 Broadway musical and the film won five Academy Awards and two Golden Globes, and is currently ranked as the third highest grossing film in the American box office.
Miss Andrews will discuss her extraordinary career from her luminous first appearance on Broadway starring in The Boy Friend; to creating the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady; to her film debut as the titular beloved character in Disney’s Mary Poppins, for which she won a Bafta, Golden Globe and an Academy Award for this iconic role.Â
The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions, before Andrews will introduce a special presentation of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Savoy Cinema at 7.30pm.
Festival director Grainne Humphreys said: “It is a great honour to welcome one of the great legends of stage and screen to Dublin. The Festival is honoured to welcome Dame Julie Andrews to Dublin to introduce the 50th anniversary screening of The Sound of Music and participate in a Public Interview hosted by AedÃn Gormley from RTE’s Movies and Musicals. Of all the illustrious guests who have attended the festival, few have brought such happiness to so many film fans.”
Tickets for the event go on sale at 9am on February 20th.
The 2015 JDIFF programme launch will be Wednesday 25th February. The 13th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival takes place from 19th – 29th March 2015 and the full lineup for the Festival programme will be announced on the night along with a host of special guests and special events.
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