A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
Direction
Cooper's black-and-white opening is pure Old Hollywood flex.
Acting
Mulligan's Thanksgiving monologue will haunt you for weeks.
Practical Effects
Six years of Cooper learning conducting—not CGI, actually him.
Director
Bradley Cooper
Carey Mulligan
Felicia Montealegre
Bradley Cooper
Leonard Bernstein
Matt Bomer
David Oppenheim
Vincenzo Amato
Bruno Zirato
Greg Hildreth
Isaac
Michael Urie
Jerry Robbins
Brian Klugman
Aaron Copeland
Nick Blaemire
Adolph Green
Mallory Portnoy
Betty Comden
Sarah Silverman
Shirley Bernstein
Kate Eastman
Ellen Adler
William Hill
Joseph the Janitor
Valéry Lessard
Younger Actress
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cooper filmed the Ely Cathedral conducting sequence in one continuous take with a live orchestra—no cuts, no safety net.
The real Bernstein children initially criticized Cooper's prosthetic nose as 'Jewface,' sparking industry-wide debates about ethnic representation in biopics.
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