The New York Film Festival technically takes place every year on an Upper West Side street that has been given the name “Leonard Bernstein Way”. So it’s fitting that Bradley Cooper’s new film about the legendary composer and conductor, Masterwill have its North American premiere at the party.
Film at Lincoln Center announced this today Master will be the NYFF’s Spotlight Gala on October 2 this year. The Netflix project will be the first film to premiere in the recently reopened David Geffen Hall, equipped with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for the occasion.
“It is particularly significant that this is the first film to premiere in the new David Geffen Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic, which Bernstein famously directed for more than a decade and where NYFF began in 1963,” said Lesli, president of Lincoln Center. Klainberg said in a statement. Artistic director Dennis Lim also commented, “We are honored to have Bradley Cooper’s captivating film as a gala presentation at this year’s festival, and doubly so to screen it in a venue synonymous with Leonard Bernstein.”
Cooper directs Master and also plays Bernstein in the movie, which stars Carey Mulligan as his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. Before you play NYFF, Master will be screened at the Venice Film Festival. It is scheduled for a theatrical release on November 22, followed by a debut on Netflix on December 20.
The ensemble cast of Master includes Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Michael Urie, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg producing.
The New York Film Festival kicks off on September 29 may decemberanother Netflix title.
