Tár

Tár (stylized in all caps as TÁR) is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett. It is Field's first film since the release of Little Children (2006). The cast also includes Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong.
Tár premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2022, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by Focus Features.
==Premise==
The film's protagonist is the fictional Lydia Tár (Blanchett), one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra. The film is an “exceptionally detailed portrait of a promethean artist eventually hoisted on her own petard.”
==Cast==
*Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár, a world-famous conductor/composer
*Noémie Merlant as Francesca Lentini, Tár’s assistant
*Nina Hoss as Sharon Goodnow, concertmaster and Tár’s wife
*Sophie Kauer as Olga Metkina, a young Russian cellist
*Julian Glover as Andris Davis, Tár’s predecessor
*Allan Corduner as Sebastian Brix, Tár’s assistant conductor
*Mark Strong as Eliot Kaplan, an investment banker and amateur conductor
*Sylvia Flote as Krista Taylor, a young conductor
*Adam Gopnik as himself
*Zethphan Smith-Gneist as Max, a conducting student at Juilliard
*Mila Bogojevic as Petra, Tár and Sharon’s adopted Syrian daughter
==Production==
It was announced in April 2021 that Cate Blanchett would star in the film, which will be written and directed by Todd Field. In a statement accompanying the film's teaser trailer in August 2022, Field said that he wrote the script specifically for Blanchett, and that if she said no, "the film would have never seen the light of day." In September 2021, Nina Hoss and Noémie Merlant joined the cast, and Hildur Guðnadóttir became the film's composer.
Filming began in August 2021 in Berlin. In an interview with The Guardian in October, Mark Strong revealed that he had finished filming scenes for the film. In November, it was reported that Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Sylvia Flote had joined the cast. Kauer is a British–German classical cellist who studied at the Royal Academy of Music.
==Release==
Tár had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2022, and its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2022. The film will have a limited theatrical release on October 7, 2022, before expanding to a wide release on October 28.
==Concept album==
A concept album will be released in January 2023 featuring Guðnadóttir's score as well as a rehearsal of Gustav Mahler's fifth symphony with Blanchett conducting the Dresdner Philharmonie. Cellist Sophie Kauer is also heard on the album playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Natalie Murray Beal.
==Reception==
Tár received widespread critical acclaim, with particular praise drawn toward Blanchett's performance and Field's direction. At its Venice premiere, the film was met with a six-minute standing ovation from the audience. 
===Accolades===
Award 	Date of ceremony 	Category 	Recipient(s) 	Result	
Venice Film Festival	September 10, 2022	Golden Lion 	Todd Field 	 	
Venice Film Festival	September 10, 2022	Volpi Cup for Best Actress	Cate Blanchett	 	
Venice Film Festival	September 10, 2022	Queer Lion 	Todd Field 	 	
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