Bradley Cooper in new bio pic of Leonard Bernstein
November 9, 2023 12:12 PM   Subscribe

"It turns out that Bradley Cooper is one of those all in, passionate, driven, focused people, not unlike Leonard Bernstein. And we didn’t know it at the beginning at all" Interview with Bernstein's daughter about the new film Maestro
posted by Seekerofsplendor (8 comments total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Do they discuss why Bradey Cooper thought it was necessary to wear a prosthetic nose when portraying a Jewish person?
posted by thecjm at 12:14 PM on November 9, 2023 [1 favorite]




Not in this interview, but they have in the past addressed it.
posted by tclark at 12:25 PM on November 9, 2023


From the link above:

“Bradley Cooper included the three of us along every step of his amazing journey as he made his film about our father,” the three Bernstein children said. “We were touched to the core to witness the depth of his commitment, his loving embrace of our father’s music, and the sheer open-hearted joy he brought to his exploration. It breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations or misunderstandings of his efforts. It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose. Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we’re perfectly fine with that.”
posted by armoir from antproof case at 1:29 PM on November 9, 2023 [4 favorites]


And fyi, when people do see the film, here's a Fanfare thread.
posted by NorthernLite at 1:32 PM on November 9, 2023


Article about the man who made Bernstein's batons, and a replica for the film.
posted by sepviva at 2:48 PM on November 9, 2023 [2 favorites]


I haven't trusted Bradley Cooper since he made that right wing sniper flick.
posted by evilDoug at 8:09 PM on November 9, 2023 [2 favorites]


I’m still bummed out that Jake Gyllenhaal’s Bernstein biopic didn’t happen.
posted by pxe2000 at 4:35 AM on November 10, 2023


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