MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Pride cometh before a fall
Despite the film’s length, MARIA DUARTE is impressed by Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of a groundbreaking conductor at the height of her powers
Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tar in Todd Field's film TAR
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
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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