Film

Following the life of renowned conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper), Maestro is intensely focused in its exploration of marriage and love.

On Wednesday, October 4th, The Knockturnal viewed Maestro at Dolby 88, a screening room in midtown Manhattan equipped with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.

Dolby Atmos is a sonic playground catered to Maestro – a film scored by its own subject. Atmos enables sound to exist as a three dimensional object traveling around you. In the film, sound as consuming as an audience’s raucous applause is met with equivalent sharpness and intensity as the intimate, solitary clapping hands of Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).

Dolby Vision creates a captivatingly vivid image. The intensity of each color and texture accentuates each on screen detail, such as the stunning period costumes, some of which, costume designer Mark Bridges confirmed in a talkback following the film, come from the authentic closets of Leonard and Felicia.

The film is a symphony in itself – sound a violin, image a cello, stunning performances, production design, and screenwriting each another integral piece of the ringing orchestra. With Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, you are centered in the action, as if conducting such a profound symphonic event yourself. 

Maestro is available on Netflix on December 20th, with Netflix Premium users able to experience the film through Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. For the full Dolby experience, viewers’ televisions must support Dolby Vision and have a soundbar, speaker, or TV setup with Dolby Atmos.