Cate Blanchett frightens and excites in the trailer for Todd Field's TÁR
TÁR makes its thunderous theatrical debut on October 7
The final trailer for Scott Field’s TÁR has arrived. Cate Blanchett stars in the film as the fictionally famed composer Lydia Tár. From the trailer alone, it’s clear the actor is giving one of the best performances of her career—one that’s bursting at the seams, on the brink of implosion.
“If you wanna dance the mask, you must service the composer,” Blanchett asserts in the trailer. “You gotta sublimate yourself. Your ego—and yes—your identity.”
In the trailer, we catch glimpses of the different forces pulling on Blanchett’s Tár as she attempts to hold her shattering public image together. She has her home life with her daughter and her partner (played by the impeccable Nina Hoss). In the professional sphere, she prepares a performance of Gustav Mahler’s fifth symphony, where she’s plagued by dealings with protégés, peers, fans, and colleagues. Then there are her inner battles, all of which contribute to her fall from grace.