Cate Blanchett

"I was offended as a woman, I was offended as a conductor, I was offended as a lesbian," Marin Alsop said after seeing the film.

“It’s a very nonliteral film.” [Cate Blanchett](https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment/topic/cate-blanchett) has defended her movie “Tár” following intense criticism from famous conductor Marin Alsop. The actor said that a man in her role couldn’t convey the “corrupting nature” of power “in as nuanced a way.” “To have an opportunity to portray a woman in that role and to make her an abuser — for me that was heartbreaking,” she said. “I was offended: I was offended as a woman, I was offended as a conductor, I was offended as a lesbian,” Alsop told the British outlet, adding that she took particular umbrage with the unfavorable depiction of female leadership. [Speaking to BBC Radio 4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dvwpcr) on Thursday, the actor said she respects Alsop, a “trailblazer of a musician,” but noted that her own take on the film diverges from the conductor’s opinion — which was overwhelmingly negative.

The actor had me hook, line and sinker in her Golden Globe-winning portrayal of orchestra conductor Lydia Tár, who I later discovered to my complete surprise ...

But once I saw it I was no longer concerned, I was offended.” [Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday](/link/follow-20170101-p56jp0). “I first read about it in late August and I was shocked that that was the first I was hearing of it,” Alsop told the Sunday Times newspaper. And so I believed I was watching something based fairly accurately on a true story, given its subject was very much alive. Do audiences deserve to see the truth, or at the very least be told when it isn’t? But there have also been recent controversies surrounding shows such as The Crown, which depicts real people and events.

Lydia Tár has become a veritable pop culture icon, but is 'Tár' streaming at home yet?

"I was offended as a woman, I was offended as a conductor, I was offended as a lesbian." More generally, she is a writer-editor covering food and drink, travel, lifestyle and culture in New York City. - What happened to Kai the hitchhiker? The film, "set in the international world of classical music, centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra," per Focus Features. That means you will need a Peacock subscription to view Tár on the platform. She continued: "To have an opportunity to portray a woman in that role and to make her an abuser—for me that was heartbreaking." "So many superficial aspects of TÁR seemed to align with my own personal life. It's a welcome comeback for writer-director Todd Field—last seen for the 2006 Kate Winslet-led film Little Children—and a true triumph for Blanchett. However, you can currently rent for $5.99 or purchase for $19.99 to watch at home in 4K Ultra HD on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu and YouTube. [BBC Radio 4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dvwpcr) (opens in new tab), saying she has the "upmost respect" for Aslop, who is a "trailblazer of a musician and a conductor." Here's everything you know to watch the movie at home. Chronicling the fall from grace of titular conductor Lydia Tár (Blanchett)—and prompting a monsoon of social media memes in the process—the psychological drama scored the acclaimed Australian actress the Golden Globe award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama" at the January 2023 ceremony, as well as nominations for "Best Motion Picture – Drama" and "Best Screenplay," and the Oscar buzz is deafening.

Is Tár the slow-motion car crash of a cancellation? The crash and burn of hubristic ambition? A supernatural thriller? A Shakespearean tragedy about a powerful ...

A Shakespearean tragedy about a powerful individual driven to the brink of madness by the niggling attrition of guilt? There’s also a mean-spirited crackle of humour here and there. The crash and burn of hubristic ambition?

During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Robbie told host Graham Norton she had a “goth, very emo” phase, during which she listened to heavy metal music, ...

“As a metalhead, this is the worst thing I’ve ever heard someone ask about metal. Do better,” someone else wrote. “It wasn’t monster trucks and Slipknot; it was Neighbours and Slipknot,” she continued, explaining the intersection of people who liked metal music as well as the Australian soap opera.

Margot Robbie — major movie actor and star of Babylon and Barbie — apparently has some legit emo and heavy-metal roots. Guesting on The Graham Norton Show ...

They’re worried about all the characters,” she recalled. Margot Robbie — major movie actor and star of Babylon and Barbie — apparently has some legit emo and heavy-metal roots. “I genuinely — and I still genuinely like it,” Robbie said before launching into a story about attending a Slipknot concert when she was acting on the Australian soap Neighbours.

"I really like it," she continued. "I remember going to the Slipknot concert, and … at the time I was on [Australian soap opera] Neighbours. I've never had more ...

But Robbie stood firm: "I still genuinely like it." And they worried about all the characters … I would dye my hair black and only cut it with a razor blade.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4 on Thursday, the actor said she respects Alsop, a “trailblazer of a musician,” but noted that her own take on the film diverges from the ...

The actress, who's winning award after award for playing a conductor in 'Tár,' doesn't seem to get one of music's great genres.

“Do you like monster trucks and things like that?” Robbie doesn’t, which makes sense: Just because you adore Ratt doesn’t mean you also love to watch giant vehicles running over things and stuff. It was more of a mix of Goth and emo, although she “listened to only heavy metal music.” She also said she would dye her hair black and only cut it with a razor blade. “Was that something you genuinely liked?” Robbie said she did and still does.

As Lydia Tár, the disgraced composer and conductor at the centre of Todd Field's monumental art film Tár, Cate Blanchett throws her head back and thrusts h.

After winning a Golden Globe for Best Actress - Drama for her performance as a gay composer in Tár, Cate Blanchett reacts to her lesbian icon status.

While it's argued the lesbian icon title should be given to an actual lesbian actor, it seems the LGBTQ+ community is more than happy to welcome Blanchett as an honorary member. [Blanchett still steals the show as Tár](https://screenrant.com/tar-martin-scorsese-cinema-praise-response/), which forces audiences to form their own interpretations of the troubled musician. Blanchett returned to the big screen once more in a lesbian role for Tár. [Blanchett proved her ability](http://screenrant.com/marvel-what-if-season-2-hela-cate-blanchett/) to portray a gay woman in 2015's critically-acclaimed romance period drama, Carol. Both Hollywood and the LGBTQ+ community within the entertainment industry embraced Blanchett for nailing the role, and she went on to receive a Golden Globe, Screen Actor's Guild, and an Academy Award nomination for it, as well as GLAAD awarding Carol for Outstanding Film, Wide Release. Giving the title a warm welcome, Blanchett seems more than willing to take on the crowning achievement.

Golden Globe winner Cate Blanchett, once again drew the audience's attention with a queer character, Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's Tár.

When we made Carol, there were so few films that were moving over into the mainstream that dealt with same-sex relationships and also picking it apart so it’s not a monolithic experience. What I love about the story that Todd wrote and the way he directed it and the way we approached it is their same-sex relationship just was. We had a lot of time to discuss their backstory in great detail and to make that manifest in what they did. We are flawed.'' Blanchett previously co-starred with Rooney Mara in Todd Haynes' Carol (2015), which won the Queer Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. She is a strong contender for the 95th Academy Awards, which will be held on March 12, 2023.

One fan of the film — reporter Joe Bernstein — came up with his own interpretation of the movie. Back in November, about a month after Tár was released in the ...

"She's constantly keeping herself at once removed. " "And then there's how we're perceived. Related: Back in November, about a month after Tár was released in the US, Bernstein took to

Lydia Tár reacts to becoming a lesbian icon through her spokesperson, Cate Blanchett, in a new interview.

In fact, she is actually an icon, a queer icon, to be specific. She’ll stár in the short film [The Fundraiser](https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/tar-short-film-the-fundraiser-berlinale.html) at the Berlin International Film Festival, as an expansion of the Tár universe. Lydia Tár is a star, no doubt about it.