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Oscar Season: Tár (2022)

Oscar Season: Tár (2022)

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Oene Kummer
Feb 28, 2023
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Tár is a brilliant fake-memoir about a top conductor, played by Cate Blanchett, who falls from her pedestal because she finally succumbs under all the weight she has been carrying with her for too long.

The film opens in an unusual way. It begins with the end credits, followed by a 15-minute interview in which protagonist Lydia Tár (Blanchett) is introd…

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