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Maestro
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.
2023 · Directed by Bradley Cooper · 129 min · Drama · Romance · Music · Screenplay in the scene database · 20 frames
Plot
In 1987, a nearly 70-year-old Leonard Bernstein plays a sequence on a piano from his opera A Quiet Place while being interviewed in his home. After he finishes, he shares brief details regarding the significant impact left on him by Felicia, his wife of many years, and mentions seeing her ghost.
In 1943, Leonard—then the 25-year-old assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic—makes his conducting debut at short notice when guest conductor Bruno Walter falls ill. His exceptional performance receives a rapturous reception from the audience and catapults him to fame. Despite being in an intermittent relationship with clarinetist David Oppenheim, he falls for aspiring actress Felicia Montealegre at a party and the two begin dating. He breaks up with David, who is heartbroken but reluctantly accepts Leonard's choice. Leonard and Felicia ultimately marry and have three children: Jamie, Alexander, and Nina. Throughout their marriage, they are seen supporting each other in their careers.
By the mid-1950s, the Bernsteins 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. Felicia combats concerns raised about Leonard's affairs with men, insistent that she holds rein over him as his wife. As the years pass, however, Leonard's dalliances—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 infidelity. Leonard attempts to deny the rumors as fueled by "jealousies".
Plot summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Crew
- Written by: Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
- Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
- Edited by: Michelle Tesoro
- Production design: Kevin Thompson
- Produced by: Martin Scorsese, Bradley Cooper, Fred Berner, Kristie Macosko Krieger
Cast
- Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre
- Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein
- Matt Bomer as David Oppenheim
- Vincenzo Amato as Bruno Zirato
- Greg Hildreth as Isaac
- Michael Urie as Jerry Robbins
- Brian Klugman as Aaron Copeland
- Nick Blaemire as Adolph Green
- Mallory Portnoy as Betty Comden
- Alexandra Santini as Claudio's Guest #1
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Russian, Spanish
- Studios: Amblin Entertainment, Fred Berner Films, Sikelia Productions, Lea Pictures
- Budget: $80,000,000
- Box office: $300,000
- Themes: husband wife relationship, show business, conductor, marriage, biography, based on true story, love, historical, lgbt, 1940s
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