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CHAPTERS
00:00 Maestro, explained
00:33 Becoming Leonard Bernstein
03:48 His not-so-hidden identity
06:51 The truth about their marriage
09:22 The wrap up
CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Jessica Babineaux
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Carson Bradley
Views : 43,747
Genre: Film & Animation
Date of upload: Dec 21, 2023 ^^
Rating : 4.945 (13/940 LTDR)
RYD date created : 2024-04-23T10:57:17.673027Z
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
I think the perspective of the woman who gave her all just to fade into the background is a very untold story. It's refreshing. 😊
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This movie struck a chord with me like no other has in a long long time (pun partially intended). I saw it six times in theaters and recently watched the first half again on Netflix. The whole central concept of a soulmate transcending all complicated sexual desires and petty jealousies shook my soul to the core with a longing for a similar connection akin to that which Lenny and Felicia had, and I found myself relating all-too-closely with Lenny's statement that if it wasn't for his art, he might have given up on life long ago. Bradley Cooper is a wonderfully empathetic director with an eye for subtlety and poetry rather than in-your-face exposition and "this is the message" dialogue, and his performance, alongside a so-good-I-could-platonically-kiss-her Carey Mulligan, helps turn this would-be average biopic into a quiet masterpiece that I will cherish for years to come.
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At the moment of the last shot at the end when she turns away, I actually said to myself that SHE was the Maestro. Both Cooper and Mulligan deserve awards and honors for their performances.
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The film is called Maestro for more than the reason Bernstein was one. The Maestro factor was Felicia's trial in life. Every genius needs someone who generates the life and energy the genius must gave to balance their own often frenetic way of living. Felicia was not a genius, but a generator of love and care and grounding for someone who would just keep flying too high without the reasons to get outside of his own inner world. But it costs a lot to be the one who balances a brilliant partner. The brighter the light the darker the shadow. You have to fall in love with that shadow, not just the bright lover. Or it will kill you. I don't know if what I wrote will make sense to most who read it. But if you have ever been in Felicia's position - I was in a way - you might understand.
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this movie is a weird one for me. on one hand i am so impressed by this movie's style. the visuals and acting. carey and bradley are PERFECT in their roles. bradley blew me away. truly one of his best performances ever! There IS emotional beats in this film. yet, on the other hand... i struggle to know what i am supposed to feel. i kept waiting for the story. we knew the arc. we knew sort of where is is all going. But what is the CORE STORY... i don't know what it wanted to say. did it want to just show his life in a stylistic way? did they want to show a marriage burn out? did they want to show what it does to a person to hide their s3xuality for life., yet.. did he?? he was openly kissing and being affectionate towards men out in the open. everyone knew.. so what exactly was i supposed to take away here. it felt like beautiful drama, with hollow spaces inside it.
i think bradley should win an oscar for this performance. carey too. but the movie as a movie, wasn't the best, in my opinion.
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this is a wonderful, brilliant film... about the relationship between the great genius, Leonard Bernstein, and his wife..Felicia Montelegro.. It is not about QUEER but about the sacrifices people make to have a relationship like theirs.. veery rich and loving.... but not perfect.
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At some point while watching the movie I even feared that Felicia might be antagonized if judged by today’s standards, but it was a different time and as bradley cooper’s lenny said in this movie, they decided together, and it was what it was. The movie takes no stance whatsoever and it just forces me to ruminate and think about the story a whole lot more.
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Yk if Maestro was directed by Scorsese or Spielberg like originally planned, the semi-exclusive focus on Lenny and Felicia’s relationship would’ve been seen as a stroke of genius by one of the best directors in the business. But because it was Bradley Cooper directing, someone who is about as new to filmmaking as it gets, it’s seen as pretentious and disrespectful.
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Thank you for an excellent commentary. I just saw "Maestro" today and really enjoyed it. Bradley Cooper has said that he wanted to focus on the marriage rather than direct/act in a conventional biography. I liked the movie very much. As a side note: Kudos to you for a swear-free review. Before your video, I watched a couple of others that were loaded with cuss words -- very unprofessional IMO. Keep up the great work!
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Carey mulligan´s back must really hurt from carrying this movie
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From the interviews with Bradley Cooper, this movie was a labour of love. It had musical references with which most people wouldn't be familiar but brought a smile to those of us who are. He could have left them out and still had a good movie. Including them made it great, in my opinion. 😊
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Great video. It's a good movie, very well done, but it should have change the title. Maestro doesn't show for the public who Leonard Bernstein was, so why this title? Oh! And despite the fact she's not latin, Carey Mulligan is brilliant! She's the best thing of the movie.
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This is a great presentation. One thing - I had learned that he insisted on the pronunciation of his last name with long 'i' in Bernstein.
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Maestro is noteworthy for being one of the only historical biopics where the actual person was hotter than the actor who portrays them.
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In response to the quote from Attitudes,
MAESTRO is a Bisexual love story.Bernstein was known to have affairs with Women as well as Men. It is about Leonard's Sexual Identity, not his sexual activity. . It does not need more depictions of guys geting it on to be 'queerer.'
Because BISEXUALITY IS QUEER.
Leonard is no less queer in his scenes with Felicia than with the clarinet player.
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From my perspective as a musician, and having been a longtime follower of Bernstein over decades, I could not identify with the impersonation of him, or the imitative conducting motions. There are so many long interviews on you tube in his own voice, and iconic performances of his, to fill one's appetite to the brim. And it's really Lenny! Not a fake!
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I completely agree with this take! While the movie is not perfect, I found perfectly fitting to focus on the relationship that made his career flourish the way it did. Both performances are stellar and it feels somehow balanced, I never felt like I knew more about Felicia than I did Leonard. She was fierce but loving and he was passionate and restless. The combination of the two plus their family life with their children and the battles they had with the infidelities, I think, are what made Leonard's life and career so distinct and special.
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I wasn't expecting to enjoy the film as much as I did. I usually have a hard time with biopics but this one was done with so much love and appreciation for Leonard and Felicia that to me it's perfect. I do not feel that the authors did not do justice regarding Leonard's personal life. To me I saw enough to understand who he was. Maybe it's because when watching such films I want to be surprised and find out something about a person that I really never could have thought. I think in life we all have many different relationships but there is that one that is the most special to one's life. Leonard's and Felicia's marriage was always more than just a typical marriage. I saw and find out that it was two people who were partners until the very end, someone they could be oneself with, with the beautiful and the ugly. That is very rare, especially towards the end where very often people are just tired of each other. Maintaining a deep friendship, respect and love for another right until the end is very difficult. To me this is the main message that the film gives and I needed to hear that.
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Outstanding film!
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