Cate Blanchett’s latest character Lydia Tár in Todd Field’s Tár, yet another phenomenal performance added to the actor’s rich filmography, brings another chillingly maniacal character to mind – Daniel Day-Lewis’ Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood.
Lydia Tár, the world’s most acclaimed and ruthless composer, is manipulative, scary, and starkly human on a level that is truly sensational to experience.
While Blanchett already has two Academy Awards on her resume, she could likely win another Best Actress trophy in March for a performance that is simply “undeniable.” One of the few actors that already has three acting prizes from the Academy is Daniel Day-Lewis; his second win came for his role as the aforementioned Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood, a performance not dissimilar from Blanchett’s.
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