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- 2022
- Todd Field
- 158 mins
- 15
Summary
Black comedy drama starring Cate Blanchett. Acclaimed classical music conductor Lydia Tár finds her perfectly curated image beginning to crumble when she is accused of abuses of power and sexual misconduct in the workplace. In refusing to examine her behaviour, Lydia only makes her situation worse.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Emma Simmonds
Throwing herself into the role of a lifetime, Cate Blanchett is on commanding form in this pseudo-biopic of fictional maestro Lydia Tár, which makes a woman the perpetrator in a sexual impropriety storm. Writer/director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children) explores both Tár's genius and her failings, highlighting her monstrous ego and the anguish she causes others, particularly her put-upon assistant (Noémie Merlant) and violinist partner (Nina Hoss). We also watch Tár abuse her position as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic to pursue the latest in a line of young female musicians, Sophie Kauer's cellist, while a past indiscretion comes back to haunt her. Blanchett blazes brightly as Tár, capturing her musical authority alongside her vindictiveness and capacity for self-delusion. Field isn't afraid to go against the grain stylistically - he opens the film with the end credits and some long, uncomfortable scenes - or to dig deep into his protagonist's psyche. The result is a fascinating, fleshed-out portrait of a tremendously troubling woman.
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Cast
rolenameLydia TárCate BlanchettFrancesca LentiniNoémie MerlantSharon GoodnowNina HossOlga MetkinaSophie KauerAndris DavisJulian GloverSebastian BrixAllan CordunerEliot KaplanMark Strong
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rolenameDirectorTodd Field
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Theatrical distributor
Universal
Released on
2023-01-13
Languages
English | German | French
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sexual references, nudity
Formats
Colour
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