Bernstein's Wall

Name: Bernstein's Wall
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: April 24, 2026
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Leonard Bernstein

2026

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Cinetic Media | Release Date: April 24, 2026 | Not Rated

Starring: Leonard Bernstein

Summary: A complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music, Leonard Bernstein, whose passion and creativity guided him well beyond the concert hall.

Director: Douglas Tirola

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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Alissa Wilkinson

Apr 24, 2026

While his celebrity has largely faded, Bernstein’s Wall makes the case that his charge to artists to lead the way in culture is timeless, and more vital than ever. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Aug 14, 2021

What the documentary captures, profoundly, is that Leonard Bernstein was a fierce hedonist who worked hard to live the life he wanted. Read full review

Sep 2, 2021

Its feverishly edited volume of concert footage and first-person interviews occasionally delivers a slightly dizzying chronology of Bernstein’s life and times, but Tirola does an exceptional job of showcasing the irrefutable truth that he contained a few more multitudes than most. Read full review

Zachary Barnes

Apr 24, 2026

Mr. Tirola has fashioned a portrait of the man that is engaging if not exactly revelatory, and occasionally a little broad in its attempt to fill out the social context, with footage of Hitler, Vietnam and the KKK coming in sweeping succession early on. Read full review

IndieWire Ryan Lattanzio

Sep 6, 2021

This is a lovely film that will appeal to Bernstein’s most ardent fans, while warmly inviting neophytes into his world. Read full review

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