TÁR
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YouTube TVAs celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
USA NetworkPeacock PremiumYouTube TVAs celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Tár is all about restraint, both in its storytelling and its visual style. Writer-director Todd Field’s narrative is largely about abuse of power and how celebrity can create an entitled sense of immunity — and cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, BSC notes that the filmmakers’ biggest challenge was to resist tipping it over into melodrama.
According to cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, writer/director Todd Field often expressed his desired aesthetic for TÁR in a series of repeated Field-isms: Let’s just witness. Don’t gild the lily. Don’t make it look like a movie with a capital “M.” In other words, make the style ...
