CINEMA: (movie) MAESTRO

Maestro
( Bio )

Netflix

Synopsis:
This biopic may be the zenith of Bradly Cooper’s renowned career. It surely should rank among the Oscar contenders this year.

This movie is a cinematographic painting of the career of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein. It explores his complex love story with actress Felicia Montealegre, from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. The movie depicts Bernstein’s rise, debut and highlights his career as conductor and Music Director of the New York City Symphony Orchestra.

The movie explores Bernstein’s life, his break onto the conducting stage at the Berkshire Music Center, now named the Tanglewood Music Center, his musical career during that period, his romance with Montealegre and his family life with three children.

Richard says
This movie is the cinematographic opus of Bradley Cooper’s career. He lived the movie for five years, studying Bernstein in old TV shows, videos and movie clips. He visited and lived with Bernstein’s children as he internalized the conductor’s personality and memory. In short, Cooper became Bernstein, or as close as he possibly could.

Cooper captures the moodiness, the passion, the nuances and the essence of Leonard Bernstein and his screen depiction oozes the artistic soul of the man while exposing his flaws as a human.

The climax of the movie is Cooper conducting the symphony performance so well that Bernstein comes alive on the screen itself.

Overall, the film is serious drama that will entertain viewers. Cooper plays his part with verve and passion throughout the movie. He deserves recognition for his acting in this film.

A very watchable movie that I would enjoy watching again.
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