Greta Gerwig on Tár

Greta Gerwig reacts to Todd Field's 2022 film Tár, starring Cate Blanchett.

Source: The Director's Cut
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[fong]

Blanchett gave the best performance, male or female, I have seen in the last decade. I was blown away by this film. The fact that it won not a single Oscar is ridiculous.

[dbanner]

I still can't believe Cate Blanchett lost the Oscar. This is her Raging Bull.

[rics]

Cate Blanchett gave one of the greatest performances in Tar. It goes beyond whether or not she won, which she undoubtedly should have

[Garrett]

Misfortune and the business side of the film industry has robbed us of numerous unrealized works by Todd Field who directed Tar. He's only made three movies in 25ish years and they’re incredible. He also played the piano player in Eyes Wide Shut before he became a director.

[bacarandii]

Gerwig is right. It's a fully orchestrated/choreographed formalist movie that moves like a piece of music/dance, playing with colors and sound design and counterpoint. Hardly anybody makes movies with such attention to overall design anymore (Kubrick and the Coens come to mind). So much meticulous care has gone into the framing and precise movement of every shot, every gesture, every line reading. It's a creepy, Polanski-esque absurdist horror/satire about a talented, ambitious egoist and control freak trapped inside her own head. (Notice that Tar's "partner" is never even allowed to appear in the same frame with Lydia and the child they're supposedly raising together.) The timing and blocking of the mise-en-scene (another term nobody uses anymore) is thrilling to watch...

[go-outonalim]

Shame on the Academy for not giving Cate her third Oscar in favor of diversity and career recognition

[THEGlassIED]

I really wish Todd Field had made more movies. He directed three movies in 20 years: All of them fantastic.

[joeyh]

I love this film! I watch it often, as the character of Tar is the best interpretation of 'narcissism' seen in a long time in cinema.

[DanHemsath]

Tar knocked my socks off. I consider it the very best movie of 2022 and it became one of my favorite movies of all time. I may not gravitate toward Gerwig's films personally, but I have a great deal of respect for how hard working and talented she is. I'm glad to see that she and I both appreciate this monumental film. It's a movie that's one of what I call a "litmus test" movie. That is to say that how people respond to this movie generally indicates much about the person themselves. You can get wildly different responses from different people, and I think of that as a real asset of the film.

[TGFalk]

I kind of view Tár as a secular ghost story. Brilliantly made.

[NoirFan]

Blanchett is the best actress currently living imo & this performance just put the seal on it.

[seejaneread]

I have friends who are professional musicians who won’t watch this because they are offended by the material and I feel bad that they’re missing out on a masterpiece

[bb]

Thank you for the commentary about Tar. I believe it is an excellent film. For my taste I don’t mind the puzzle and the mystery about the story which demands effort from the viewer. Many top notch films are like that. It is also obvious that Cate is brilliant in this.

[middlefingermotionpictures]

I'm glad she didn't win an award. Kubrick never got an Oscar for directing. Neither did Hitchcock. Awards don't indicate greatness. Her performance was fantastic, and that's all we need and that's all she needs to know.

[muchteevee]

As a classical musician who quit the field because of how gross and creeped out the business made me feel, I had to stop watching because it took me right back to the worst times of my life. Incredible filmmaking.

[WalterBurton]

There's a lot of debate about whether increased access to process is a net gain or loss for art. It is a silly debate. We're all creators.

[MichaelKrasMagic]

Instantly became one of my favourite films with one of the best performances I’ve EVER seen in a movie.

[beqamarsagishvili]

Still it's shame that she lost Oscar, no1 was more deserving.

[WalterBurton]

The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Muriel Barbery.

[thomaspraisewater]

remember when they gave michelle yeoh the best actor award for that goofy multiverse movie instead of to cate blanchett for this role