Tar (2022)
81%RT Audience Score: 72%
Awards & Nominations: 6 Oscars
66 wins & 237 nominations
Led by the soaring melody of Cate Blanchett’s note-perfect performance, Tár riffs brilliantly on the discordant side of fame-fueled power.
Tár can be tough to follow, although Cate Blanchett in the title role makes it mostly worth the effort.
Production Company(ies)
Amazon Studios, DUST, Intrepid Pictures, MGM Studios, Prime Video, Tyler Perry Studios, VOD
Distributor
Focus Features
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited), Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 38m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Drama/Music
Keyword(s)
starring Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Mark Strong, Julian Glover, directed by Todd Field, written by Todd Field, Drama, Music, R, Focus Features, $5.1M, reviewed by Spencer Kornhaber, Heather Hogan, tt stern-enzi, James Berardinelli, Brian Truitt, Dwight Brown, David Nusair, Yasser Medina, Loren King, Eric Marchen, Madeline Carpou, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Scope (2.35:1), Lydia Tár, German Orchestra, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, power, society, #MeToo, classical music, cancel culture, Cate Blanchett’s performance, box office performance, MPAA rating, producer names
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
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US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend: $158,620
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $158,620
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,753
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Noémie Merlant – Francesca
Nina Hoss – Sharon Goodnow
Sophie Kauer – Olga
Mark Strong – Elliot Kaplan
Julian Glover – Andris Davis
Todd Field – Writer/Producer/Director
Alexandra Milchan – Producer
Scott Lambert – Producer
Dolby Atmos – Sound Mix
Dolby Digital – Sound Mix
Scope (2.35:1) – Aspect Ratio
Focus Features – Distributor
Director(s)
Todd Field
Writer(s)
Todd Field
Producer(s)
Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
6 Oscars
66 wins & 237 nominations
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (228) | Top Critics (62) | Fresh (206) | Rotten (22)
Tár’s mostly riveting two-and-a-half-hour saga turned out to be oddly clarifying. The film does tell its story in an elliptical, at times confounding way, but that stylistic choice shouldn’t be mistaken for moral indecision.
November 21, 2022
Spencer Kornhaber
The Atlantic
TOP CRITIC
It wants to splash around in the #MeToo conversation without committing to getting wet… Field views identity politics as a zero-sum game that seeks to destroy true art.
November 2, 2022
Heather Hogan
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
There is no one better suited for this role than Cate Blanchett.
November 1, 2022 | Rating: B
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
Tar isn’t based on a true story but it possesses an emotional and intellectual honesty that makes it seem more real than countless made-for-mass-consumption biopics.
October 29, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
Even if you take out the timely “cancel culture” bent, “Tár” works as a really intriguing exploration of the mostly uncharted world of classical music, as “Black Swan” did for ballet and “Whiplash” for jazz.
October 26, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Truitt
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
[Blanchet is] totally convincing as the troubled artist. Yet cold. Cold as the film.
October 24, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Dwight Brown
DwightBrownInk.com
TOP CRITIC
…an exceedingly (and often excessively) deliberate drama that’s rarely, if ever, as compelling and engrossing as one might’ve anticipated…
December 4, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
It offers just enough a performance from Cate Blanchett that hits a high note illustrating the chiaroscuro of a composer, but its pacing is constantly affected by narrative slackness. [Full review in Spanish]
December 3, 2022 | Rating: 5/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
Blanchett is a force. She performs nothing less than a spectacular high-wire act. December 2, 2022
Loren King
Newport This Week (RI)
Tár is a captivating composition conducted without a false note by Blanchett.
December 2, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Eric Marchen
Rogers TV
The brilliance of Tár is in its subversion of our expectations and the nosedive through which we follow Lydia’s increasingly damaged career.
December 2, 2022
Madeline Carpou
The Mary Sue
The overall story arc is realistically complemented with surgical dialogues and striking visual compositions in a timeless contemporary drama to be remembered for its immense qualities.
December 1, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Filipe Freitas
Always Good Movies…
Plot
Tár follows the life of Lydia Tár, a renowned conductor of a major German orchestra, as her life begins to unravel in a modern way, examining the impact and durability of power in today’s society.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
When Lydia is talking to the two technicians after a rehearsal in Berlin, she requests they send her audio and video recordings, but the console in front of them in the booth is actually for controlling lights, not audio/video.
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