Hamptons International Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Including Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ as Closing Night Picture (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Talk about ending with a flourish. Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” a critically acclaimed look at the dramatic life and career of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, will close the 2023 edition of the Hamptons International Festival. “Maestro,” which co-stars Carey Mulligan, will screen on Oct.
12. It is set to be released by Netflix on Dec. 20. “’Maestro’ is a beautifully crafted, raw and heartfelt film. We look forward to sharing this glimpse into the love story between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein,” said HamptonsFilm Executive Director Anne Chaisson.
The annual celebration of movies also announced its full lineup of programming, which includes additional signature programming including “A Conversation with…” Series with Paul Simon, who will be on hand to talk up a new, sprawling look at his six decades of making cultural-defining hits.
Simon, a rock icon who has written everything from “The Sound of Silence” to “Graceland,” is attending the festival on behalf of Alex Gibney’s“In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” which is screening as this year’s Centerpiece presentation.
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