Discripation-Maestro Movie (2023)
Maestro Movie (2023) is a American biographical drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre.
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Starring
1.Carey Mulligan
Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.
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2.Bradley Cooper
Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two
Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.
Story
The film begins with an inscription from the writings of Leonard Bernstein stating, “A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them;and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.” The opening scene shows Leonard at nearly 70 years old, playing a modern classical piano composition while being filmed and interviewed in his home. After he is finished playing, he shares brief details regarding the significant impact left on him by Felicia, his wife of many years, and mentioning seeing her ghost.
Flashing back to 1943, and switching to black-and-white filming, Bernstein – then 25 and living in New York City as the assistant conductor to the New York Philharmonic – suddenly makes his conducting debut with the Philharmonic when Bruno Walter falls ill. Bernstein is exceptional as a substitute, and enjoys a rapturous reception from the audience. At this time, Bernstein is in an intermittent romantic and sexual relationship with clarinetist David Oppenheim. However, his homosexuality is diverted soon afterward, when he meets Felicia Montealegre, an aspiring actress, at a party. They begin dating and sleeping together, and ultimately marry and have three children together: Jamie, Alexander, and Nina.
By the mid-1950s, Leonard and Felicia live a highly affluent life in the public eye, with Leonard having composed several successful operas and Broadway musicals, including Candide and West Side Story. They begin to host lavish parties. Felicia combats concerns raised about Leonard’s homosexual tendencies,
insistent that she holds rein over him as his wife. As the years pass, however, Leonard’s dalliances with men – as well as his alcohol and substance abuse –take a deep toll on their marriage. These issues are compounded when Jamie hears whispers of her father’s affairs, and Leonard – in attempting to deny what
she has heard as mere rumours, fueled by “jealousies” – only raises his daughter’s suspicions.
Finally, one Thanksgiving, after Leonard returns home late from a bender, he and Felicia have an explosive argument where she insists that he has hate in his heart, and will “die a lonely old queen” if he continues on his current path. Nonetheless, the couple remains married, through Leonard’s composition
of Mass in 1971. In 1973, Bernstein conducts Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony in a legendary performance at Ely Cathedral, England. Amidst the uproarious reception, Felicia reconciles with Leonard, insistent that “there’s no hate in [his] heart.”
Felicia is diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of years later; despite surgeries and an aggressive chemotherapy regimen, her condition deteriorates,and she dies in Leonard’s arms in 1978. Overcome with grief, Leonard and the children abandon their lavish home shortly afterward. Bernstein is shown
once again in 1987, teaching the art of conducting and still partying, as well as having affairs with his much younger male students. Finally, returning to the interview, Bernstein admits that he misses Felicia terribly, before his mind flashes back to an image of her, back in their youth, walking into their yard.
The Archies Movie (2023):Cast|Release Date|Crew
Cast
- Matt Bomer
- Maya Hawke
- Sarah Silverman
- Michael Urie
- Brian Klugman
- Gideon Glick
- Sam Nivola
- Miriam Shor
- Alexa Swinton
- Josh Hamilton
- Zachary Booth
- June Gable
Crew
Directed by | Bradley Cooper |
Written by | Bradley Cooper Josh Singer |
Produced by | Fred Berner Bradley Cooper Amy Durning Kristie Macosko Krieger Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg |
Music by | Leonard Bernstein |
Release dates | September 2, 2023 (Venice) November 22, 2023 (United States) |
Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $458,000 |
FAQs
- What is the movie The Maestro about?
American conductor Leonard Bernstein falls in love with Costa Rican actress Felicia Montealegre. - Is Maestro the movie based on a true story?
The film is based on the true story and life of legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein – played by Cooper himself – with specific attention paid to his relationship with Felicia Montealegre, a Costa Rican TV actress to whom he was married for 27 years. - What is Maestro going to be about?
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 wrote with Josh Singer. - Is Maestro a good movie?
This is a film you’ll think about long after the credits roll. The film is ambitious and stunning in its visual and emotional storytelling. Bradley Cooper directs all elements of this film into a symphony of entertainment. It’s a fascinating story.