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TAR (15)
Directed by Todd Field
SCOOPING a Golden Globe for her five-star performance in Todd Field’s TAR, Cate Blanchett is extraordinary as Lydia Tar, a groundbreaking conductor of a major German orchestra, at the top of her game at the start of this intricate and complex drama.
At the height of her career, she is preparing for a book launch and a long-anticipated live recording of Mahler’s Symphony No 5 before everything slowly begins to go south.
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