He could, but he doesn’t want to, or he would like to, but he can’t. Be that as it may, Bradley Cooper will not be on Venice Exhibition present a new film as a director, which he also produces (in solidarity with the other actors who have been on strike since July 16 last year). This is my second time behind the camera since A star is born. And yes, in the beginning it all started with Lady Gaga and that race for the Oscars, which started precisely with the premiere at the Lido. You could say it brought him luck, but this movie didn’t need it.
Who is the Master?
Confession aside Owner you have to walk on your feet biopic for Netflix, filmed in black and white, in a completely different style. This is the story of the conductor Leonard Bernstein, played by Cooper himself, and his many lovers. For music, above all, for her actress wife Felicia (Carey Mulligan) and for the man (Matt Bomer) with whom she was happy. The cast also includes Maya Hawke and Jeremy Strong..
Bernstein is the first American to play the role and also a successful composer on Broadway (just remember West Side Story), Jewish son of Polish immigrants, president and honorary conductor of the orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome (died 1990).
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Seeing Cate Blanchett in TAP (who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Biennale last year) I wonder what is so fascinating about the figure of a musician who guides others, and that the audience during the performance, however, sees only from behind.
Steven Spielberg also bet on this film, who had long wanted to make a film dedicated to this figure. Initially Jake Gyllenhaal wanted to do it too, but Bradley won. The story in the film should cover about 40 years of his life, his work and his love.
Yes, because in addition to the love of music, Cooper also loves to talk about feelings and show fragile men under the guise of professional icons.
The topic is personal, indirectly, also for Carey Mulligan, because she has a musician husband, Marcus Mumford, who also had the courage to talk about childhood abuse.
So yes, another film about the conductor was needed, Bradley Cooper was needed to bring him to life with his sensibilities and his own demons (including alcoholism). Those who have suffered, to a certain extent, are able to understand better, to empathize more. Despite himself, he leaves scars on his skin, which then become stories.
And for sure it will be extraordinary, in the top five films not to be missed at the Venice Film Festival.