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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Maestro make-up artist apologies over Leonard Bernstein nose controversy
Caption: After a trailer for Maestro appeared online last month, several Jewish entertainment industry figures were critical as they believed the prosthetic Cooper wears to play Bernstein depicted the Jewish composer with an exaggeratedly large nose - a common antisemitic stereotype. The film's make-up artist Kazu Hiro apologised on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival saying it was his intention to capture the real Bernstein's striking looks on camera. "I wasn't expecting it to happen. I feel sorry that I hurt some people's feelings.”. “I wanted to portray Lenny as real as possible.”. “He's photogenic and a great person, we wanted to respect and love that look. We did several different tests. That was our (only) intention.". Despite criticism from Jewish figures including British actress Tracy-Ann Oberman and The Hollywood Reporter's Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg Bernstein's family have defended the actor and director's use of the prosthetic. Maestro received a seven-minute standing ovation after receiving its world premiere in Venice. The film tells the "fearless love story" of the West Side Story composer and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, who is played by Carey Mulligan. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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