Cate Blanchett conducts: first review
NewsThe Times film critic Kevin Maher acclaims the actress as a Mahler conductor in her new film, Tar, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
… There are thus enormous early sections of the film that unfold in slow, unfussy real-time, such a long and obsequious interview that Tár grants to The New Yorker, where she pontificates about her career and delivers declamatory maxims such as, “Good music can be as ornate as a cathedral!”
These scenes are vital in establishing Tár’s intoxicating power and imperious self-belief. And if Blanchett has done this personality “type” before (she’s been fierce in everything from Blue Jasmine to Thor: Ragnarok) it’s where she takes Tár next (basically, into the abyss) that’s the most remarkable, and difficult, and is why she’s an instant frontrunner for next year’s best actress Oscar….
It seems to me that Mr Maher acclaims Ms Blanchett as an actress portraying a conductor, not as a conductor.
Well, she’s not a conductor so why treat her as one? With good mimicry and editing, she can be Kleiber.
sounds like “high-art” mumbo jumbo that will gross $5M in the box office.
Can’t wait to see it. She’s one of the best actors of our time. Seems like a great person, too.
Kudos to her for immersing herself so deeply in another profession. She’s always been one of the most intelligent, most discerning actresses in the world today.