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After watching Tár, viewers may be inclined to Google if Lydia Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, is a real person. She is not, but the psychological thriller—directed by Todd Field—is authentic in its portrayal of an abusive composer-conductor.
"When Todd was thinking about it, Tár was originally a male role," Blanchett told Michelle Yeoh during Variety’s Actors On Actors series. "Because the film is a meditation on power, you would’ve had a much less nuanced examination of that. We understand what the corruption of male power looks like, but we need to unpack what power is itself."
The actress continues, "The character of Lydia—even though there’s a very clear understanding in the community in which she moves of who she is and how she thinks and what she’s achieved—she’s someone who has become estranged from herself. Being at the head of a major institution and therefore being in a position of being able to, and expected to, wield a certain level of authority, that has separated her from not only her craft and her creative instinct, but also from who she is."
The film is up for six Oscars at the 2023 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Blanchett, and Best Director and Best Screenplay for Field.
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