‘Maestro’ Makeup Designer Kazu Hiro On Backlash To Prosthetic Nose: “I Wasn’t Expecting It; I’m Sorry If It Hurt Some People’s Feelings”
deadline.comThe makeup artist behind Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein movie Maestro has said he didn’t expect the backlash to the film’s prosthetic nose, which has been criticised by some as an example of ‘jewface’.
Speaking at the Venice Film Festival press conference for the film, Kazu Hiro was asked about the social media backlash: “I wasn’t expecting it to happen.
I feel sorry if I hurt some people’s feeling. I wanted to portray Lenny as real as possible. He’s photogenic and a great person, we wanted to respect and love that look.
We did several different tests. That was our [only] intention.” The movie has been the subject of some controversy in recent weeks due to Cooper — who is not Jewish — using prosthetics to enlarge his nose to capture Jewish composer.
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