Leonard Bernstein's three children say it 'happens to be true' that their father had a 'nice, big nose', adding: 'Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we're perfectly fine with that.'
Leonard Bernstein's three children say it"happens to be true" that their father had a "nice, big nose", adding:"Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we're perfectly fine with that."Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerBradley Cooper's use of a prosthetic nose to play Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein in a new movie is the equivalent of black-face or yellow-face, a Jewish actress has claimed.
In Maestro, the actor stars opposite Carey Mulligan in a drama that focuses on Bernstein's relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre. Some online commentators have posted pictures of Cooper and Bernstein side by side, pointing out that Cooper's prosthetic appears to be bigger than Bernstein's actual nose.Leonard Bernstein with Igor Stravinsky in New York in 1960. Pic: APTracy-Ann Oberman, known for her roles in EastEnders and After Life, implied that Cooper should not have needed to wear a prosthetic.
She added:"If he needs to wear a prosthetic nose then that is, to me and many others, the equivalent of black-face or yellow-face."If Bradley Cooper can't do it through the power of acting alone then don't cast him - get a Jewish actor."Bernstein's three children, however, said it"breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations or misunderstandings" of Cooper's work.
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