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bif

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6. I was expecting to learn more about the man.

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Wed Dec 27, 2023, 09:36 AM

Dec 2023

To me, it was more of a character study than a biopic. And I found him pretty unlikable. A philandering, egomaniac. The acting was excellent although I though Bradley Cooper sounded like he needed to blow his nose. And it would have been refreshing to see a scene where he where he didn't have a cigarette in his hand. I guess I'd give 3 out of 5 stars.

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Just finished "Maestro" [View all] bif Dec 2023 OP

Can you name any biopics that you have enjoyed? Frasier Balzov Dec 2023 #1

Here are some of my faves... bif Dec 2023 #5

I liked it. It seemed kind of disjointed in places Ocelot II Dec 2023 #2

Now was I NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #3

The concert in the church Mme. Defarge Dec 2023 #4

The music they performed was breathtakingly beautiful. bif Dec 2023 #7

I was expecting to learn more about the man. bif Dec 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #11

Yeah, but Bernstein always had a cigarette TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #12

The problem was that he ALWAYS had a cigarette in his hand, according to those who knew him. nt pnwmom Jan 2024 #14

I wasn't going to watch it because I felt what I have seen in various doc films was more than I wanted to know of his msfiddlestix Dec 2023 #8

So far I'm halfway through it and in no hurry to finish. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2023 #9

It's a highly decorative film with little substance nuxvomica Dec 2023 #10

I thought it was brilliant. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #13