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From writer-producer-director Todd Field comes TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár, the groundbreaking conductor of a major German Orchestra.
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- Todd Field
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- Cate Blanchett
Oct 7, 2022 · Lydia Tár’s world—conjured with incredible agility and grace and mystery by Field in his first feature film in 16 years—is one in which the near-impossible escape is attempted via music. Specifically classical music, and more specifically classical music that aspires to sublimity.
Sep 1, 2022 · ‘Tár’ Review: Cate Blanchett Acts With Ferocious Force in Todd Field’s Masterful Drama. The actor creates a study in power, passion, and entitlement in a movie so real it's immersive. By Owen...
Sep 5, 2022 · review: Cate Blanchett is her own symphony in a sublime, unsettling drama. Todd Field's stunning portrait of a composer in crisis transcends its #MeToo outlines.
- Leah Greenblatt
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Dec 22, 2022 · Blanchett’s Tár is an EGOT winner who claims to have flourished under the mentorship of Leonard Bernstein. We meet her chugging pills ahead of an on-stage rendezvous with a New Yorker interviewer.
- Todd Field
Nov 1, 2023 · TÁR is a masterwork. A gripping, grown-up movie superbly orchestrated by Todd Field and perfectly played by a virtuoso, career-best Cate Blanchett. 158 minutes rarely flies by so quickly.
Oct 28, 2022 · With Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Adam Gopnik, Marc-Martin Straub. Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.
