And that meant not straight-washing Bernstein’s legacy.

“She knew exactly what the deal was,” their eldest child, Jamie Bernstein, told CBS.

“They obviously loved each other to death,” Alexander Bernstein added.

Maestro

Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’.Netflix

“They never fought in front of us.

We never saw any darkness.

They kept everything very well tidied and pretty well hidden.”

“I feel like it cost hereverythingto stick with it,” she said.

Maestrohits theaters Nov. 22 before premiering Dec. 20 on Netflix.

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