Detailing the life and love of the titular maestro, Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born), Cooper’s sophomore film as director explores the acclaimed composer by way of his defining relationship with talented actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman).
Spanning the many decades of their relationship and family life, Maestro masterfully navigates Bernstein’s extraordinary rise to critical acclaim, as well as Felicia’s own fraught journey of coming to terms with the complexities of his sexuality and living in the shadows of his industry-defining fame.
A leading contender in next year’s awards season – produced by screen legends Martin Scorsese and Steven Speilberg – this sprawling, nuanced character study is masterfully conducted by Cooper as both filmmaker and leading actor – though it is Mulligan who shines brightest as the emotional centre of this extraordinary, visually striking biopic.