Summary
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Cast
Cate Blanchett
Lydia Tár
Nina Hoss
Sharon Goodnow
Noémie Merlant
Francesca Lentini
Sophie Kauer
Olga Metkina
Julian Glover
Andris Davis
Mark Strong
Eliot Kaplan
Sylvia Flote
Krista Taylor
Allan Corduner
Sebastian Brix
Mila Bogojevic
Petra
Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnik
Marc-Martin Straub
Tailor #1
Egon Brandstetter
Tailor #2
Ylva Pollak
Tailor's Assistant #1
Paula Först
Tailor's Assistant #2
Sydney Lemmon
Whitney Reese
Nicolas Hopchet
Aldo
Zethphan Smith-Gneist
Max
Kitty Watson
Olive Kerr
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin (voice)
Jessica Hansen
Jessica Hansen
Alma Löhr
Johanna
Dorothea Plans Casal
Gosia Proboz / Tár's Orchestra
Fabian Dirr
Knut Braun / Tár's Orchestra
Christian Höcherl
First Trumpet / Tár's Orchestra
Jan Wolf
Harald
Peter Hering
Christian
Artjom Gilz
Karl
Han Lai
Tanya
Andreas Jentzsch
Magazine Vendor
Daniel Söhner
Waiter
Tilla Kratochwil
Eleanor / Anna Franzen
Marie-Lou Sellem
Britta Menges
Marie-Anne Fliegel
Angela Goodnow
André Röhner
Testimonial Recordist
Lydia Schamschula
Lina Greff
Alexandra Montag
Francesca's Landlord
Chalee Sricharoen
Shaman
Rose Knox-Peebles
Eleanor's Mother
Frank Röth
Tár's Personal Physician
Normann Höhne
Undertaker #1
Sven Rothe
Undertaker #2
Jasmine Leung
Laura Kim
Johann von Bülow
Male Board Member #1
Oliver Mills
Male Board Member #2 / Tár's Orchestra
Xenia Assenza
Flight Attendant
Johanne Murdock
Taylor Family Counsel
Sam Douglas
Marty Singer
Burkhard Nitsch
Elevator Operator
Christoph Tomanek
Anna's Husband
Sarah Bauerett
Estate Agent
Murali Perumal
NYC Livery Driver
Vincent Riotta
Cory Berg
Vivian Full
Kristine Ling
Ed White
Jake Russell
Lucie Pohl
Shannon Jones
Lee Sellars
Tony Tarr
Ian Gallego
Uniformed Guard
Joy Villanueva
MPO Woman
Aldrin Poblete
MPO Assistant #1
Froilan Japano
MPO Assistant #2
Pattarawadee Thiwwatpakorn
Shirley
Parami Mingmitpatanakun
Cirio
Prapruttam Khumchat
Concierge
Jevimary de Guia
Spa Receptionist
Kenneth Won
Stage Manager
An Cerne
Julliard Octet
Wenteng Chang
Julliard Octet
Songha Choi
Julliard Octet
Rucheng Fan
Julliard Octet
Christopher Lindner
Julliard Octet
Sarah Martin
Julliard Octet
Levin Petersen
Julliard Octet
Qu Yunrui
Julliard Octet
Felix Amrhein
Tár's Orchestra
Tilman Baubkus
Tár's Orchestra
Kathrin Baz
Tár's Orchestra
Antje Becker
Tár's Orchestra
Donatus Bergemann
Tár's Orchestra
Christina Biwank
Tár's Orchestra
Bruno Alves Borralhinho
Tár's Orchestra
Adela-Maria Bratu
Tár's Orchestra
Alexey Bröse
Tár's Orchestra
Peter Conrad
Tár's Orchestra
Ilie Cozmatchi
Tár's Orchestra
Jonathan Debus
Tár's Orchestra
Irena Dietze
Tár's Orchestra
Signe Dietze
Tár's Orchestra
Andrea Dittrich
Tár's Orchestra
Eva Dollfuß
Tár's Orchestra
Tatiana Dvortsova
Tár's Orchestra
Sarah Ennouhi
Tár's Orchestra
Thilo Ermold
Tár's Orchestra
Hanno Felthaus
Tár's Orchestra
Joachim Franke
Tár's Orchestra
Steffen Gaitzsch
Tár's Orchestra
Nathan Giem
Tár's Orchestra
Carsten Gießmann
Tár's Orchestra
Matan Gilitchensky
Tár's Orchestra
Tobias Glöckler
Tár's Orchestra
Torsten Gottschalk
Tár's Orchestra
Marcus Gottwald
Tár's Orchestra
Johannes Groth
Tár's Orchestra
Olena Guliei
Tár's Orchestra
Markus Gundermann
Tár's Orchestra
Theresia Hänsche
Tár's Orchestra
Mario Hendel
Tár's Orchestra
Wolfgang Hentrich
Tár's Orchestra
Susanne Herberg
Tár's Orchestra
Jörn Hettfleisch
Tár's Orchestra
Karin Hofmann
Tár's Orchestra
Harald Hufnagel
Tár's Orchestra
Klaus Jopp
Tár's Orchestra
Sonsoles Jouve del Castillo
Tár's Orchestra
Björn Kadenbach
Tár's Orchestra
Ute Kelemen
Tár's Orchestra
Isabel Kern
Tár's Orchestra
Friedrich Kettschau
Tár's Orchestra
Juliane Kettschau
Tár's Orchestra
Olaf Kindel
Tár's Orchestra
Stefan Kittlaus
Tár's Orchestra
Nora Koch
Tár's Orchestra
Philipp Könen-Dose
Tár's Orchestra
Sawako Kosuge
Tár's Orchestra
Andreas Kuhlmann
Tár's Orchestra
Stefan Langbein
Tár's Orchestra
Christiane Liskowsky
Tár's Orchestra
Beate Müller
Tár's Orchestra
Heiko Mürbe
Tár's Orchestra
Teresa Novák
Tár's Orchestra
David Esteban Coral Patino
Tár's Orchestra
Johannes Pfeiffer
Tár's Orchestra
Razvan Popescu
Tár's Orchestra
Jens Prasse
Tár's Orchestra
Ulf Prelle
Tár's Orchestra
Rainer Promnitz
Tár's Orchestra
Miguel Blanco Puente
Tár's Orchestra
Sofija Radic
Tár's Orchestra
Annekathrin Rammelt
Tár's Orchestra
Tatjana Reuter
Tár's Orchestra
Claudia Rose
Tár's Orchestra
Constanze Sandmann
Tár's Orchestra
André Schiefferdecker
Tár's Orchestra
Dietrich Schlät
Tár's Orchestra
Robert-Christian Schuster
Tár's Orchestra
Dorit Schwarz
Tár's Orchestra
Lisabet Seibold
Tár's Orchestra
Alexander Will
Tár's Orchestra
Joanna Szumiel
Tár's Orchestra
Alexander Teichmann
Tár's Orchestra
Annegret Teichmann
Tár's Orchestra
Daniel Thiele
Tár's Orchestra
Tim Thrin
Tár's Orchestra
Dittmar Trebeljahr
Tár's Orchestra
Léa Villeneuve
Tár's Orchestra
Jörg Wachsmuth
Tár's Orchestra
Xianbo Wen
Tár's Orchestra
Petra Willmann
Tár's Orchestra
Hobin Yi
Tár's Orchestra
Hyelin Yun
Tár's Orchestra
Damian Bahrke
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Raphael Bauer
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Alexander Bergert
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Marcel Borggrefe
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Hanna-Maria Bormuth
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Eva Brockhaus
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Benedict Brouwer
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Anselm Bruchholz
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Justus Czarnikow
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Anna Dobbelstein
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Carla Mathilde Ehrhardt
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Leonie Theresa Eschenburg
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Elias Falk
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Clemens Fischer
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Agne Gecaite
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Tabea Günther
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Paula Harders
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Paula Heineck
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Sonja Hentrich
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Caspar Hoba
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Lisa Hoba
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Clemens Raphael Holter
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Ludwig Huhn
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Erasmus Koch
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Lewin August Krella
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Emanuel Kruopis
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Amelie Kummell
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Juliana Catriona Laenger
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Alexander Lewis
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Nathalie Lewis
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Sijia Liu
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Salome Manyak
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Anna-Lea Marquigny
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Sophia Nagl
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Paula Su Odenthal
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Hannah Palinske
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Martha Pesel
Moscow Youth Orchestra
David Pollini
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Gregor Pollini
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Jeremias Preisler
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Josias Preisler
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Richard Prokein
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Paula Sophie Prudlo
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Jonathan Rebstock
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Lucilla Rudolph
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Teresa Philomena Schild
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Darius Thilo Schmelzer
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Antonia Seidel
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Kaela Solene Spranger
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Leonard Stanoschefsky
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Amelie Stein
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Tamaki Steinert
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Lukas Stiasny
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Josefine Stoll
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Jasmin Marie Tittmann
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Alma Triller
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Nikolaj Trivukas
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Lucien Verheylewegen
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Lennard Noah Voigt
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Julia Isabella Waimann
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Yvonne Jacqueline Waimann
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Nina Walter
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Anton Niklas Weiche
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Finn Weigelt
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Rahel Weiler
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Una Weske
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Patchara Amarintarovat
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Vikran Arayaprayoon
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Poon Booranamaitree
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Punn Booranamaitree
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Fasai Buranasiri
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Wazin Chaiprasert
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Sinprapha Chanthalok
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Phanliphong Chanthosri
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Warubon Chongtrong
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Pluempiti Chotikulo
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Suppatat Chotiyaputta
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Patnaree Chulasakcharoen
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Krittaboon Doktoey
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Takkamol Duongsawat
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Suradech Ek-Imphol
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Nuttanon Googietgarn
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Rittiporn Hirunpattarra-Aniun
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Soranont Hommonthia
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Bhakasak Jaowanariohi
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Panitaporn Jarutaweesin
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Chayuth Kaivikai
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Pimchanok Ketmee
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Eitthibron Khamkaen
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Yoshio Khunwathanaphakdee
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Varat Kokamicate
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Siryakorn Komuttanon
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Nattaphon Kosalpraphai
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Patitta Labchitkuson
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Chanakan Lertsapanan
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Phongphairoj Lertsudwichai
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Sudlert Lertsudwichai
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Patchara Manoonphol
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Pawarest Martsima
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Janjira Mongskolsakuukit
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Atikarn Niaksen
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Janjao Nipehaya
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Nitcha Panimjan
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Benjamapa Pattatham
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Piya Phoomala
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Suksan Phosriya
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Patuviwan Piensub
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Sopida Pranitipong
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Thanpiapon Prinyakul
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Ravich Rachatasompope
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Thanatdiaporn Raksakul
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Supachan Rattanaratree
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Thananan Rochankit
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Nithit Rujikajorindiej
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Chaiwattana Sangtrong
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Yotwadee Sangtrong
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Pisit Sanitiphan
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Thammaporn Saratan
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Sarunchana Senchai
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Charapinyo Shuthamavong
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Somiko Singha-Sila
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Chayanit Siriroj
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Artima Sookaew
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Napasanin Soisuwan
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Pornnutcha Sonthimettaporn
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Siwat Sopacharoen
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Sorawith Sorinchaipaisal
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Patcharada Sornchaipaisal
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Komkrit Suriya
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Chatchaya Suwanphithak
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Tanutt Tanavoravongsa
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Thara Tengrumphung
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Rachata Thiwwatpakorn
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Pachara Tooparoh
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Ittikorn Tuchmalee
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Phumraphi Wong-Anusorn
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Vorapirach Wongsathapornpat
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Nut Wuththepelincha
Monster Hunter Orchestra
Diana Birenytė
Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Gannaban
MPO Assistant #3 (uncredited)
Leonard Bernstein
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Director, Writer
Todd Field
Reviews
Geronimo1967
January 23, 2023
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Cate Blanchett is superb as the eponymous, ruthlessly focussed and highly accomplished, maestra who lives with her violinist wife "Sharon" (Nina Hoss) and young daughter "Petra" (Mila Bogojivic). Acclaimed by her peers, she is now the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. A job not without it's complications - she must select music, inspire musicians, and deal with her less then competent assistant "Sebastian" (Allan Corduner) who was a favourite of the previous occupant of her job "Davis" (Julian Glover) whilst juggling the ambitions of her funding partner "Kaplan" (Mark Strong). This spinning plates operation means she is constantly making compromises and that impacts on all of those around her. Frequently, she must rely on her assistant "Francesca" (Noémie Merlant) and it's around this relationship that we see some cracks start to appear in the otherwise formidable armour of "Tár". One of her erstwhile musicians has taken her own life - and subsequently the rumour mill starts to suggest that maybe, just maybe, there could have been an element of the good old casting couch mentality going on. No smoke without fire or totally made up? Well the last half of the film unfolds as the allegations gather pace and, well... I wasn't exactly enamoured of development of the story. It reminded me a little of that surrounding acclaimed British choreographer Liam Scarlett - and with that in mind I found the theme a little undercooked. It does illustrate well the Humty Dumpty effect of gossip, though. Do we believe she is guilty of abusing her position and of manipulation? Or is she a powerless victim of someone else's failure? I had nowhere near enough evidence to draw any meaningful conclusion - and I didn't like that. The ending is rather powerful, though - a vindication or a terrible wronging? You must decide... Blanchett is, regardless of that, at the top of her game and there is some spectacular orchestral music to enjoy here, too.
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