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The luxury photo book brand Assouline has announced a new photo book behind Bradley Cooper‘s “Maestro,” including an introduction by Steven Spielberg.
A digital version of the book, which comes with an audio narration and musical score, is now available for free at www.makingofmaestro.com. A physical version of the book will become available to purchase next month.
The 288-page book delves behind the scenes of the Leonard Bernstein biopic , offering insights from Cooper on the creative journey from conception to realization. Contributors include Academy Award winners like Mark Bridges, Michelle Tesoro, Kazu Hiro, and Matthew Libatique, who provide a comprehensive exploration of the filmmaking process. Other essays include those by Jamie Bernstein, Janet Maslin and Rick Rubin, accompanied by behind-the-scenes photos, production art and set images.
“I’ve always imagined that being the conductor of an orchestra must resemble, at least in some ways, being a film director,” Spielberg writes in the introduction. “Each takes printed material, a script or a score, brings it into a community, a complex collaboration with a host of highly skilled artists, technicians, producers.”
He continues to praise Cooper’s portrayal of Bernstein as well as his vision as a director. “Bradley’s portrait of Bernstein merges artist and subject to an extent that’s nothing short of uncanny. And the film, ultimately, is his vision of artistic, sexual and romantic obsession, of great love and great loss, of familial bonds and terrifying loneliness.”
“Maestro,” which hit Netflix on Wednesday night, follows the complicated love story and marriage between acclaimed composer Bernstein (Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey Mulligan. Cooper directed, co-wrote, produced and starred in “Maestro” opposite Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke and Sarah Silverman. Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg also serve as producers.
You can check out the digital Assouline book here, and purchase the physical version of the book next month.