"Maestro,” a biopic about Leonard Bernstein starring and directed by Bradley Cooper, took heat for months over its non-Jewish star’s use of a prosthetic nose.
Both Bernstein’s family and the Anti-Defamation League defended Cooper, who also directed the film, and said they did not consider the elongated nose antisemitic.
CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in his Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro sparked backlash. What do Israeli filmmakers think of the Jewface debate?
The Jewface controversy has grown out of all proportion to the proboscis in question.
No other group would have to silently watch as members from outside their community get to portray inaccurate stereotypes, but for some reason, Jewish people have to take it.
Bradley Cooper is playing legendary Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein in an upcoming biopic, but his choice to wear a large prosthetic nose has sparked controversy.
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