True Story Of Bradley Cooper's Maestro: Who Were Leonard Bernstein & Felicia Montealegre?

Maestro, one of Bradley Cooper's most anticipated projects in recent times is has finally started streaming. The movie centers on Leonard Bernstein's long-lasting relationship with actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan). Cooper plays the iconic musician Leonard Bernstein.?

What is Maestro about?

The movie recounts Bernstein's life story, concentrating on his union with a well-known Costa-Rican actress Felicia Montealegre.

Maestro chronicles Bernstein's romance and marriage to the actress, starting when they first met at a party in 1946 and ending with her passing in 1978 after a battle with lung cancer.

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"Maestro," which has been directed by Cooper himself, has some incredibly realistic moments, but it also has fabulous creative editing.

The multi-decade biographical drama portrays all the highs and lows as well as significant occasions in Leonard's personal and professional life. Viewers are given captivating and poignant glances into the life of a musical prodigy, enabling them to comprehend the intricacies of his journey.?

Actress Felicia Montealegre, portrayed by Mulligan, was a native of Chile and Costa Rica who first connected with Bernstein at a 1946 party. The two were wed by 1951.

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They were a dependable and loving family unit and welcomed three children together throughout their time together, but Bernstein's personal life made things a little unconventional.

Throughout his life, Bernstein had connections with both men and women; later, his West Side Story collaborator Arthur Laurents described Bernstein as a gay guy who got married.?

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Montealegre was aware of his affairs and subsequently addressed her husband in a private letter with her thoughts on the matter.?

Bernstein temporarily moved out of their marital house to live with a colleague who was a music expert, two years prior to Montealegre's passing. But he went back to his wife's side after learning that she had lung cancer and remained by her side till her death.

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Internet Reacts To Maestro

The film is now up on OTT and we see people reacting to it with different opinions.

One wrote, “This film far exceeded my expectations. Carey Mulligan was superb and Bradley Cooper was fantastic. Beautiful filmmaking . #Maestro.”

A second added, “Seems like Twitter is mixed on MAESTRO but just rewatched tonight & still love it. Big fan of the way Bradley Cooper crafts movies.”

A third added, “I struggle with films like Maestro because it’s hard to see past the ego exercise. Every shot, no matter how beautifully framed - or indeed, precisely because of same - seems to exist not in furtherance of the story but for self-reflexive exaltation of Bradley Cooper’s brilliance.”

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Maestro is now streaming on Netflix.

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