Maestro (2023 film)

Maestro
Release poster
Directed byBradley Cooper
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byMichelle Tesoro
Music byLeonard Bernstein
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) (Venice)
  • November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[2]
Box office$823,787[3][4]

Maestro is a 2023 American biographical romantic drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, from a screenplay he wrote with Josh Singer. It was produced by Cooper, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Fred Berner and Amy Durning. The film stars Carey Mulligan as Montealegre alongside Cooper as Bernstein; Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman appear in supporting roles.

Maestro premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2023, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film received a limited theatrical release on November 22, 2023, before being released on Netflix on December 20. It received mixed-positive reviews from critics, with praise given to directing and the performances, especially those of Cooper and Mulligan, but criticism to the writing and presentation which has been considered “Oscar bait” and uninspired by some audiences. The film was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.[5][6] The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Cooper), and Best Actress (Mulligan), as well as nominations for seven BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

  1. ^ "Maestro (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (January 29, 2024). "Netflix Gets 18 Oscar Nominations, but Viewers Prefer The Postcard Killings to Maestro". IndieWire. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (November 26, 2023). "In the Hunger Games of Box Office, Napoleon and Wish Fall Short of #1 on a Holiday Weekend". IndieWire. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Maestro (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Hilary (December 6, 2023). "National Board of Review Names 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Best Film of 2023". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "AFI Awards Film Top 10: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer', 'Maestro', 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Among Org's Best of 2023". December 7, 2023.

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