Say what you like about Bradley Cooper, the man sure likes to set himself a challenge. After directing and starring in A Star Is Born, in which he played the guitar and sang, this time Cooper directs, produces, co-writes and stars in a film about another musician – and not a fictitious character this time, but Leonard Bernstein himself, one of the most revered conductors and composers of the late 20th century. And he does so with reverence, intellect and talent.
