Maestro (2023)

Nominated for 7 Oscars
- 26 wins & 182 nominations total

Trivia
Of the scene in which Leonard Bernstein conducts the London Symphony Orchestra at the Ely Cathedral in 1976, Bradley Cooper said, "That scene I was so worried about because we did it live... I was recorded live. I had to conduct them. And I spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes and 21 seconds of music. I was able to get the raw take where I just watched Leonard Bernstein [conduct] at Ely Cathedral... And so I had that to study."

Goofs
The day after Bernstein makes his wildly successful debut with the N.Y. Philharmonic in November of 1943, the story is carried on the front page of the N.Y. Times. One of his friends notes that the front page also includes a headline reading "Hitler Bombs Poland." Germany had bombed and conquered Poland in September, 1939, so the country had already been under German occupation for over four years at the time of Bernstein's debut concert.

Quotes
Leonard Bernstein: Summer sang in me a little while, it sings in me no more. Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Felicia Montealegre: If the summer doesn't sing in you, then nothing sings in you. And if nothing sings in you, then you can't make music.

Connections
Featured in Chris Plante: The Right Squad: Episode #1.70 (2023)

Soundtracks
A Quiet Place, Act I: Postlude
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Libretto by Stephen Wadsworth

The filmmaking was very good, but I found the story not that interesting.

We don't know much about Leonard Bernstein. We didn't learn why he wanted to be a composer or how he got in the business. His relationship wasn't very clear either. He's bisexual, but that doesn't go anywhere. His wife isn't explained much either other than being a stage actress. We don't know much about his children. The timelines aren't clear when the movie takes place. It seems to start in the 50s other than the opening scene of him as an old man. I do like Bradley Cooper's performance, but not much comes from the character. We don't know what made him famous since he was already famous before his memorable score in On the Waterfront.