“TÁR” has a lot going on.
Director Todd Field’s first feature since 2006’s “Little Children” is an immersive acting showcase for Cate Blanchett, who plays the revered Lydia Tár as if her life depended on it.
As the composer overseeing a symphony in Berlin when a scandal derails her career, Blanchett inhabits the character in every scene with stunning precision.
Unlike Field’s previous work, the movie is a slow-burn immersion into Lydia’s world that often verges on documentary when it isn’t an unsettling psychological thriller or a pitch-black comedy of errors.Beyond all that, “TÁR” is a treatise on modern times.
Lydia’s experiences with social media and repercussions for her actions register as an angry response to the age of accountability.
Yet even as the movie premiered to raves Venice and Telluride, Field and Blanchett have been careful about how much they have addressed these
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