" AMBIGUITY IN BRADLEY COOPER'S 'MAESTRO' "
Leonard Bernstein's biopic, "MAESTRO," starring Bradley Cooper, is a recent film that deserves to be seen and appreciated. But that observation is not because it's a biopic about a great American composer/conductor. In fact, the movie is also about another creator, namely the director, producer and screenwriter of the work itself: Bradley Cooper. Thus, the style, content and themes derive from Cooper's own imagination, beliefs, and even, perhaps, his real life. ( Pardon yours truly from being presumptuous on that last assumption. ) Another point about the importance of "Maestro" needs attention as well. Both Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are the film's producers, men who are considered by many as great American movie makers. (Scorsese, particularly, owes his success to someone else - a NYU cinema professor who was his mentor ). While Scorsese and Spielberg have produced many projects showcasing the talent of other individuals, we fe