Tár (Cate) — re-pass
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
Heavy, measured, measured drama / music, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Our read · Tár (Cate) — re-pass (2022) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · music entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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The shape of Tár
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