I have been trying to watch some interviews with Cate after viewing Tar and this is the first with such a talented interviewer, who asks interesting questions and allows them to finish their thoughts. Brava.
I agree most interesting interview on Tar I have seen. Todd & Cate just appear to be possibly tired of discussing similar conversations over and over. However enjoyed the questions asked and the inside view of the actors and their characters. 👏
There were many times during this film when Blanchett simply vanished inside of Lydia Tar - no tricks of makeup or camera. She simply became someone else. It’s an astonishing gift.
I find it odd that Cate and Todd have different visions on how they met 🤷🏽🤦🏽....I'm going to go with Cate's version because she is a amazing actress who has to have a great memory to remember all those lines 😂
Kate Blanchett is a badass...a unique woman with immense talent and a thirst for all life have to offer! Kudos on a great performance achieved through dedication, focus, and hard work!
It was interesting that they put the conversation about Bach so early in the movie, since my love of Bach made me instantly identify with Lydia. What’s interesting is that by the end of the movie I’d completely changed my mind, not about Bach, but about separating the artist from her art.
Lydia might be a terrible person but that doesn't mean her argument wasn't sound. Dichotomy exists in every single human being. Just because a person falls to his dark impulses and did horrible things doesn't mean there wasn't goodness within him, and sometimes that goodness comes through in a person's art. Multiple non-contradictory truths could exist at once. I think we do not have to accept a person's abhorrent behaviors because his art is beautiful and vice versa. The classroom scene summarises the movie for us. It asked a question, provided an answer, and asked another question.
Just saw Tar. Cate was a tour de force in the role, but the intellectual discussions on music and life are dense and confusing and I certainly will have to watch it more times to fully understand it. I will say that past all the gobbledygook the tape at the end showing Lenard Bernstein discussing the truth and real non adorned meaning of music is a stellar revelation .
