Bradley Cooper's Maestro: A Spectacular Return to Directing After 5 Years, Unveiling Leonard Bernstein's Multi-Aged Journey
Maestro Trailer: Bradley Cooper's Directorial Comeback Showcases His Astonishing Physical Transformation as He Portrays Leonard Bernstein at Different Stages of His Life
Summary
The first trailer for Maestro has been released, giving viewers a peek at Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre.
Cooper's next directorial venture after A Star is Born revolves around the life of renowned composer, Leonard Bernstein. This biographical drama, as depicted in the trailer, delves into a poignant love story between Bernstein and Montealegre. Furthermore, the trailer showcases the remarkable physical transformations undergone by the actors in order to authentically portray their characters across various decades.
Check out the first trailer for Maestro, Netflix's upcoming film featuring Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre. Cooper, who made his directorial debut with A Star is Born in 2018, takes on the role of director once again for this biographical drama about the famous American composer. The movie boasts an impressive cast, including Maya Hawke, Matt Bomer, and Sarah Silverman, among others, and filming began last spring. The recently released trailer presents an emotional love story between Bernstein and Mulligan's Montealegre. Watch it below:
What The Maestro Trailer Reveals About The Movie
: Moreover, providing audiences with the initial comprehensive glimpse of the movie, the trailer further establishes the scheduled commencement of Maestro's exclusive showing in select theaters on November 22, followed by its release on Netflix on December 20.
After Maestro promotional images surfaced online last year, it became evident that Cooper's portrayal in the film would involve a remarkable transformation. The actor's appearance was enhanced with substantial facial prosthetics and makeup, effectively turning him into an elderly incarnation of the renowned composer. The newly released trailer sheds light on these earlier glimpses, affirming that the movie will span various stages of Bernstein's life, showcasing the composer in both his youthful and older forms.
In contrast to Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, the trailer for Maestro reveals that the film incorporates both black and white and color sequences. However, unlike Nolan's film, the black and white scenes in Maestro appear to serve a stylistic purpose during the early stages of Bernstein and Montealegre's relationship, rather than representing an objective viewpoint.
Additionally, the trailer offers a glimpse of Cooper in action during the composing scenes of Maestro. Cooper has previously discussed the challenges of capturing and performing these scenes, describing them as the most frightening experience he has ever had. The trailer suggests that Cooper has adopted a classical filmmaking approach in Maestro, with certain moments reminiscent of Hollywood films from the 1940s, '50s, and '60s as the composer progresses in age.
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