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* {{Bathos}}: One of the film's most memorable moments is, after Leonard and Felicia's argument during Thanksgiving about their marriage—an explosive, no-holds-barred affair where both sides, especially Felicia, viciously tear into each other—a giant Snoopy float, part of the year's Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, passes the window of their apartment, highlighting the absurdity of the situation that Leonard and Felicia have found themselves into.
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* SurprisinglyAproposMusic: A subtle example, but Leonard and Felicia rekindle their relationship after the long sequence of Music/GustavMahler's second symphony[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke the "Resurrection" symphony[[/note]].
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* SurprisinglyAproposMusic: SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: A subtle example, but Leonard and Felicia rekindle their relationship after the long sequence of Music/GustavMahler's second symphony[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke the "Resurrection" symphony[[/note]].
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* BlatantLies: After Jamie hears rumors of her father's repeated dalliances with younger men, Leonard has to sit her down and tell her that they're not true and that it's just gossip fueled by jealousy. It's clear that having to say such a shame-faced lie to his own daughter is something incredibly painful for him.
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* BlatantLies: After Jamie hears rumors of her father's repeated dalliances with younger men, Leonard has to sit her down and tell her that they're not true and that it's just gossip fueled by jealousy. It's {{Deconstructed|Trope}}: it's clear that having to say such a shame-faced lie to his own daughter is something incredibly painful for him.
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* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. [[spoiler:Following Felicia's death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.]]
* GenreThrowback: The black-and-white portion chronicling Leonard and Felicia's romance is meant to harken back to the grand romantic dramas of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.
* GenreThrowback: The black-and-white portion chronicling Leonard and Felicia's romance is meant to harken back to the grand romantic dramas of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.
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* ForeShadowing: DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Felicia's last breath]] is taken while [[spoiler:she]] is looking outside the window.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. [[spoiler:Following Felicia's death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.]]
* GenreThrowback: The black-and-white portion chronicling Leonard and Felicia's romance is meant toharken hearken back to the grand romantic dramas of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. [[spoiler:Following Felicia's death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.]]
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* TheOner: Used often throughout the film, with many single shots going on for a minute or longer. Special note goes to the seven-minute scene of Leonard conducting an orchestra at the Ely Cathedral in England, shot in one impressive long take.
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* SurprisinglyAproposMusic: A subtle example, but Leonard and Felicia rekindle their relationship after the long sequence of Music/GustavMahler's second symphony[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke the "Resurrection" symphony[[/note]].
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* LohengrinAndMendelssohn: After Betty recounts an incident in which Felicia mockingly said of Lenny at a bar mitzvah "And here comes the bride", Lenny actually starts playing it on the piano, resulting in their kids doing a mock procession.
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* BlatantLies: After Jamie hears rumors of her father's repeated dalliances with younger men, Leonard has to sit her down and tell her that they're not true and that it's just gossip fueled by jealousy. It's clear that having to say such a shame-faced lie to his own daughter is something incredibly painful for him.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Felicia talks to Leonard's sister about her troubled marriage to Leonard, the camera focuses entirely on Felicia's face as she speaks, giving the sense that she's giving a monologue directly to the audience.
* MametSpeak: Characters will frequently interrupt or talk over each other during conversations, best shown during Leonard and Felicia's explosive argument on Thanksgiving where neither of them can get a full sentence in most of the time.
* MametSpeak: Characters will frequently interrupt or talk over each other during conversations, best shown during Leonard and Felicia's explosive argument on Thanksgiving where neither of them can get a full sentence in most of the time.
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* AspectRatioSwitch: The intro and outro are shot in widescreen 16:9, but the bulk of the film is in 4:3 full screen.
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* TheOner: A seven-minute scene of Leonard conducting an orchestra at the Ely Cathedral in England is shot in one impressive long take.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even as his marriage to Felicia becomes increasingly strained, it's clear that Leonard still cares about her very much and that she is the great love of his life. [[spoiler:He takes care of her the whole time after her cancer diagnosis and admits to a television crew interviewing him that he misses her terribly following her passing]].
* BehindEveryGreatMan: Felicia is shown to have this sort of presence in Leonard's personal life, serving as a stabilizer for him and trying her best to keep him and their marriage in check, and it's made clear that he'd be much more self-destructive were it not for her. [[spoiler:Case in point, he practically falls apart after she dies.]]
* BehindEveryGreatMan: Felicia is shown to have this sort of presence in Leonard's personal life, serving as a stabilizer for him and trying her best to keep him and their marriage in check, and it's made clear that he'd be much more self-destructive were it not for her. [[spoiler:Case in point, he practically falls apart after she dies.]]
* GenreThrowback: The black-and-white portion chronicling Leonard and Felicia's romance is meant to harken back to the grand romantic dramas of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.
* TheOner: A seven-minute scene of Leonard conducting an orchestra at the Ely Cathedral in England is shot in one impressive long take.
* TheOner: A seven-minute scene of Leonard conducting an orchestra at the Ely Cathedral in England is shot in one impressive long take.
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* BlatantLies: Bernstein attempts to confront his daughter regarding the rumours she has been hearing regarding his personal life at college. He states that this is down to jealousy from rivals. But his faltering tone means that Jamie remains unconvinced.
* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. Following Felicia's death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.
* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. Following Felicia's death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.
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* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen.Following [[spoiler:Following Felicia's death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students. students.]]
* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen.
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* RuleOfPool: The Bernstein family pool is eventually put to use when Felicia, fed up with Leonard's inattentiveness, jumps in fully clothed when he sweeps in having completed his latest opus.
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Cooper stars as Music/LeonardBernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Creator/CareyMulligan). It also follows his career from his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', as he copes all the while with his tortured need for fame and affection and his closeted bisexuality.
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Cooper stars as Music/LeonardBernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Creator/CareyMulligan). It also follows chronicles his career career, from his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, twenty-five through his changing of musical theatre of with ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', as he copes all the while with his tortured need for fame and affection and his closeted bisexuality.
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->''"If summer doesn't sing in you, then nothing sings in you. And if nothing sings in you, then you can't make music."''
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* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: The lyric from "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M. plays as Bernstein drives up to the Tanglewood Music Center in the end.
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* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: The lyric from "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M. Music/{{REM}} plays as Bernstein drives up to the Tanglewood Music Center in the end.
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* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. Following Felicias death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Felicia gives a particularly vicious one following one of Bernstein's all-night benders, which means he almost misses thanksgiving. She highlights his need for attention and just how sloppy he has gotten with his extra-marital affairs.
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It stars Cooper as Music/LeonardBernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Creator/CareyMulligan). From his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory.'' But all the while coping with his tortured need for fame, affection, and closeted bisexuality.
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The supporting cast includes Creator/MattBomer, Creator/MayaHawke, Creator/SarahSilverman, Creator/MichaelUrie, and Creator/BrianKlugman.
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* BlatantLies: Bernstein attempts to confront his daughter regarding the rumours she has been hearing regarding his personal life at college. He states that this is down to jealousy from rivals. But his faltering tone means that Jamie remains unconvinced.
* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. Following Felicias death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Felicia gives a particularly vicious one following one of Bernstein's all-night benders, which means he almost misses thanksgiving. She highlights his need for attention and just how sloppy he has gotten with his extra-marital affairs.
* ForeShadowing: Felicia warns Leonard that if he keeps acting out he will die a lonely old queen. Following Felicias death, he is shown in TheEighties as an overweight old man attempting to still cavort with college students.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Felicia gives a particularly vicious one following one of Bernstein's all-night benders, which means he almost misses thanksgiving. She highlights his need for attention and just how sloppy he has gotten with his extra-marital affairs.
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''Maestro'' is a 2023 biography film directed and starring by Creator/BradleyCooper, as legendary American Composer Music/LeonardBernstein.
A biopic of Leonard Bernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. From his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory.'' But all the while coping with his tortured need for fame, affection, and closeted bisexuality.
A biopic of Leonard Bernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. From his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory.'' But all the while coping with his tortured need for fame, affection, and closeted bisexuality.
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''Maestro'' is a 2023 biography film directed andstarring co-written by Creator/BradleyCooper, his second film as legendary American Composer Music/LeonardBernstein.
A biopic of Leonard Bernstein,a director following 2018's ''{{Film/A Star Is Born|2018}}.''
It stars Cooper as Music/LeonardBernstein, with a focus on his marriage to FeliciaMontealegre.Montealegre (Creator/CareyMulligan). From his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory.'' But all the while coping with his tortured need for fame, affection, and closeted bisexuality.
''Maestro'' is a 2023 biography film directed and
A biopic of Leonard Bernstein,
It stars Cooper as Music/LeonardBernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia
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''Maestro'' is a 2023 biography film directed and starring by Creator/BradleyCooper, as legendary American Composer Music/LeonardBernstein.
A biopic of Leonard Bernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. From his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory.'' But all the while coping with his tortured need for fame, affection, and closeted bisexuality.
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A biopic of Leonard Bernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. From his audacious start as a young conductor of twenty-five, through his changing of musical theatre of ''Film/OnTheTown'', ''Wonderful Town'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory.'' But all the while coping with his tortured need for fame, affection, and closeted bisexuality.
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