Cate Blanchett has played her share of formidable characters, including rulers who could bring mere mortals to their knees with a single icy stare.
at the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals, “Tár” chronicles the precipitous fall from grace of a conductor who has achieved the pinnacle of success in her rarified field. The first woman to lead the legendary Berlin Philharmonic, Tár reigns with imperious mastery over her domain, only to see her carefully composed life unravel following the revelation of a personal scandal involving her abuse of power.
“I learned piano as a girl but that was a very long time ago now,” says Blanchett, who is already considered a veritable lock for an Oscar nomination. “With each subsequent pregnancy, I kept saying, ‘I must pick it up.’ But, being terribly lazy, it’s not until it’s demanded on me from work that I actually learn a new skill.”
Field is well aware that the prospect of spending two and a half hours immersed in the world of classical music could be an intimidating prospect for many viewers, who could find themselves occasionally lost in the film’s references to esoteric musical terminology and past conductors like Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Casting the role of Olga proved one of the biggest challenges for Field, who was determined to find a performer who could both act and play Elgar’s emotionally stirring Cello Concerto at a virtuosic level. After combing through hundreds of auditions from around the world, Field says, “It started to feel like it was going to go tragic.
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