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“It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose,” they continued. “Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we’re perfectly fine with that. We’re also certain that our dad would have been fine with it as well.”
The Anti-Defamation League additionally said that they did not imagine the prosthetic nostril was antisemitic.
“Throughout history, Jews were often portrayed in antisemitic films and propaganda as evil caricatures with large, hooked noses,” the ADL instructed People in August. “This film, which is a biopic on the legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, is not that.”
Based on Netflix, the biopic tells the “towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship” between Bernstein and his spouse Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (performed by Carey Mulligan).
Maestro—which additionally options Miriam Shor, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman and Matt Bomer—is in theaters now and premieres on Netflix Dec. 20.
