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TÁR (2022)

January 07, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023, T

11/16/22 - Tár (2022) - 6+/7-/10

A complexly simplistic, streamlined impenetrable, and altogether elegantly ambivalent slice of faux-life to lose oneself or the film itself into. A character study wrapped up in a psychologically unsound ghost story dripping on the edges of a neo-speaking out career crumble or possible fantasy delusion. It’s meditative, orchestrally verbose, complicatedly cultured, and empathetically empty - lost in the clutter of a masterfully lived in depiction. I was held at arm’s length, but with a firm grip and in a powerfully absorbing way.


A smart but unlikable asshole is an appreciated deviation and excitingly lively exploration by Blanchette. This is her show, ,and she conducts the dramatic symphony with aplomb. A character of such richness and plentitude that you can see people mistaking this for a non-fictional biography. She is so dominant and staggering, but that isn’t to say that she isn’t excellently accented by the tremendous Nina Hoss, who trembles with restraint and potency. 

I can’t say that I know what director Todd Field meant with this film, but I found myself transfixed by it, especially after the fact. I was a bit lost on the rollercoaster he has constructed, but when finished, I found myself trying to rubberneck my way back to the mysteries inherent in the upside-down tunnel we had jetted through. A fascinating film that I didn’t love but I strangely admire.


January 07, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Todd Field, Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Noémie Merlant, Mark Strong, Sydney Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
2022, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023, T
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