How to film the history of music. Cooper made a tasteful and dispassionate picture of Bernstein

How to film the history of music.  Cooper made a tasteful and dispassionate picture of Bernstein

It was a last-minute stand-in. The young, enormously talented composer and protagonist of the new Netflix movie Maestro, Leonard Bernstein conducted a New York Philharmonic concert in 1943. Later, he became its chief conductor, star, king of parties and a face that is at home on television screens. However, the chamber drama mainly follows the … Read more

The Tragic Life of Leonard Bernstein: A Review of Maestro by Bradley Cooper

The Tragic Life of Leonard Bernstein: A Review of Maestro by Bradley Cooper

It was a last-minute stand-in. The young, enormously talented composer and protagonist of the new Netflix movie Maestro, Leonard Bernstein conducted a New York Philharmonic concert in 1943. Later, he became its chief conductor, star, king of parties and a face that is at home on television screens. However, the chamber drama mainly follows the … Read more