Bradley Cooper has been appreciated for his stellar and moving performance as Leonard Berstein in his new directorial feature ‘Maestro’. The film explores the romantic life of Leonard and his turbulent marriage with actress Felicia Montealegre due to his homosexuality.
‘Maestro’ was first premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a seven-minute standing ovation. Recently, the film had its premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. During the premiere, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper were reunited after almost five years. The actor, on the red carpet, expressed his emotions by seeing the singer watch his film.
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Lady Gaga Attending ‘Maestro’ Means World To Bradley Cooper
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It was a reunion for Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga since they gave a stellar performance of the Oscar-winning song, ‘Shallow’, at the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony. They reunite on the red carpet for the premiere of Cooper’s directorial venture, ‘Maestro’. At the premiere, Gaga clicked pictures with Carey Mulligan, who plays Felicia Montealegre, Bradley, and his daughter, Lea De Seine.
While talking about Lady Gaga’s presence during the ‘Maestro’ premiere, Bradley Cooper admitted that it means the world to him that the ‘Bad Romance’ singer attended the screening. He said, “It means the world to me. Also because I’m really excited for her to see the movie. She’s a dear friend and we went through such an incredible experience together, so you just want to share the art with each other.”
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The Actor Talked About The Six-Minute Conducting Scene In The Film
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Bradley Cooper recently sat down with Emma Stone for a conversation for Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ series. Emma has also been receiving praise for her performance in ‘Poor Things’. During the conversation, Emma talked about how she and her mother had chills during the conducting scene in ‘Maestro’. She said, “It felt like I was watching a true conductor, a master at work.”
Bradley Cooper revealed that the team did not get the shot on the first day. He said, “The minute I was behind tempo, it was over. So I woke up in the morning, walked into that church, and it was empty — we’re not supposed to shoot there that day.”
Bradley Cooper added, “I was like, I got to give it one more shot. I brought everybody back in, and I actually said a prayer to Lenny in front of everybody, like, “Thank you for this opportunity. We’re going to do it again.” That’s what’s in the movie. It was one take.”
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