Out on Netflix on December 20, maestro Bradley Cooper’s second film as a director. He plays the lead role himself, as Leonard Bernstein, in a biopic that is intended to be intimate and focuses more on the personal life of the conductor and composer and his wife, Felicia Montealegre.
The story follows Leonard and Felicia over four decades, from the 1940s to the 1980s. Bradley Cooper aims to follow the love story of Leonard and Felicia (Carey Mulligan), from their meeting to the latter’s death. A tumultuous love story in which Leonard Bernstein never renounced his bisexuality through several adventures with men.
Was Maestro, billed as Netflix’s flagship late-year movie, appreciated by early subscribers who watched it over the Christmas holidays? While the press gives it an average rating of 3.9 out of 5, the public is a bit harsher, with an average audience rating of 3.4 out of 5.
“I was expecting a biopic that looked at his musical career, but apart from a few flashes like Mahler’s 2nd Symphony at Ely Cathedral, this career is barely discussed.“comments Françoise Deveau, who rates it only average at 2.5 out of 5. She adds: “So yes, it’s pretty well shot, yes, it’s pretty well acted, but I’m left wanting more.“
“Is it difficult to get into this biopic, the choice of black and white? Perhaps interest? Good actors giving themselves though, but this plot development didn’t really grab me.“Cinematographer Spider regrets.
“What a disappointment! I thought I would see a film about a music expert, a conductor, a composer, a performer, I hoped to understand his works, to understand his passion, to understand his delivery.Filhag said in another comment from viewers who were confused by Bradley Cooper and his co-writer Josh Singer’s choice to make their story touch on Bernstein’s personal life.
After A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper proves his talent as a director with Maestro. He signs a powerful, exciting, creative biopic.
But other viewers were tempted. “The maestro thankfully stays away from hagiography or programmatic biography, refraining from charting the big moments of his career (West Side Story, for example, is quickly evoked in 1 line of dialogue or a musical theme), preferring above all to concentrate on the man and his. intimate relationship.Naughty Dog is pleased, giving the film 4 out of 5.
“An intimate portrait of two tortured artists inseparable, MAESTRO transcends the composer’s work “highlighted by CINETIM, with a rating of 5 out of 5, who adds: “It cannot be said that the film is an extraordinary cinematic experience due to the virtuosity of its production. Visually, the film is perfect.“
“With Maestro, he tries to prove that the success of his first film, A Star Is Born (2018), was no fluke.“says Culturevsnews, which rates it 4.5 out of 5. and concludes:Maestro is a complex and ambitious film that, despite its flaws, is engaging and marks an important milestone in Bradley Cooper’s career.“
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