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Maestro is a 2023 American biographical drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Josh Singer. It was produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Cooper, among others. The film stars Carey Mulligan as Montealegre and Cooper as Bernstein. Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman appear in supporting roles.
The film is set to premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it will compete for the Golden Lion, on September 2, 2023. The film is scheduled for limited theatrical release on November 22, 2023, before streaming on Netflix on December 20, 2023.
Premise
A biopic of Leonard Bernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre.
Cast
- Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre
- Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein
- Matt Bomer
- Maya Hawke as Jamie Bernstein
- Sarah Silverman as Shirley Bernstein
- Michael Urie as Jerome Robbins
- Gideon Glick as Tommy Cothran
- Sam Nivola as Alexander Bernstein
- Miriam Shor as Cynthia O’Neal
- Alexa Swinton as Nina Bernstein
Production
Development
The project had been in development at Paramount Pictures, with Martin Scorsese initially planning to direct the film. He stepped down as director to work on The Irishman, allowing Bradley Cooper to join the film in May 2018 as director and to star as Bernstein. Scorsese is producing alongside Steven Spielberg. Spielberg was also initially considering directing the film, and had approached Cooper to star but offered the director position to Cooper after a screening of A Star Is Born. In January 2020, the project was moved to Netflix, with filming expected to begin in 2021.
Casting
In September 2020, the project was given the title Maestro with Carey Mulligan joining the cast. It was also announced that filming would begin in the spring of 2021. In October, Jeremy Strong joined the cast as John Gruen, but later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. In March 2022, Matt Bomer joined the cast. Bomer would be confirmed in April, with Maya Hawke also announced as being cast. In June, Sarah Silverman was announced as playing Bernstein’s sister Shirley. In February 2023, Michael Urie was announced to be appearing in the film as Jerome Robbins. In April 2023, it was reported that Miriam Shor was a part of the cast.
Filming
The film was expected to begin filming on April 5, 2021 in Los Angeles, however it instead began in May 2022. Production occurred at Tanglewood between May 21 and 26, and in New York City. Filming also took place at Ely Cathedral in England between October 20 and 22.
Prosthetic criticism
Cooper’s use of a large prosthetic nose to portray Bernstein, who was Jewish, was criticized by some as an example of “Jewface” following the release of photographs from the set of the film in May 2023 and the subsequent release of the trailer in August.
The chief television critic of The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Fienberg, criticized actors playing any role that does not match their exact race, creed or national origin. He described the casting of Cooper, along with the British gentile Mulligan as a Costa Rican-Chilean converted Jew, as “a LOT of ethnic cosplay for one movie”. English Jewish actress Tracy-Ann Oberman wrote that if Cooper “can’t [play the role] through the power or acting alone then don’t cast him – get a Jewish actor”. She felt that as Cooper had portrayed Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century British man who had severe facial deformities, without prosthetics – which would have required Cooper to spend much of each day in makeup to apply, then remove, for each night’s 100 minute stage performance – “then he should be able to manage to play a Jewish man without one”.
Bernstein’s children defended Cooper’s use of prosthetic makeup to portray him, stating that they worked with Cooper throughout the filmmaking process and that their “dad would have been fine with it.” The Anti-Defamation League noted historical media portrayal of Jews as “evil caricatures with large, hooked noses” but said that “this film, which is a biopic, … is not that”.
Release
Maestro is set to premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it will compete for the Golden Lion on September 2, 2023. It will also receive a gala screening as part of the New York Film Festival’s spotlight program, and is the first film set to be screened at the new David Geffen Hall. Additionally, it will screen at the BFI London Film Festival. The film is scheduled for limited theatrical release in the United States on November 22, 2023 before streaming on Netflix on December 20, 2023.
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