Director: Todd Field
Writer: Todd Field
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noemie Merlant, Nina Hoss
Released: January 26, 2023
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 158 minutes
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Story: Having achieved an enviable career few could even dream of, renowned conductor/composer Lydia Tar, the first female principal music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, is at the top of her game. As a conductor, Lydia not only orchestrates, she manipulates. As a trailblazer, the passionate virtuoso leads the way in the male-dominated classical music industry. Moreover, Lydia prepares for the release of her memoir while juggling work and family. She is also willing to take up one of her most significant challenges: a live recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5. However, forces that even the imperious maestro can't control slowly chip away at Lydia's elaborate facade, revealing the genius's dirty secrets and the insidious, corrosive nature of power. What if life knocks Lydia off her pedestal?
Cast:
Cate Blanchett Lydia Tar
Noemie Merlant Francesca Lentini
Nina Hoss Sharon Goodnow
Sophie Kauer Olga Metkina
Adam Gopnik Adam Gopnik
Marc-Martin Straub Tailor #1
Egon Brandstetter Tailor #2
Ylva Pollak Tailor's Assistant #1
Paula Forst Tailor's Assistant #2
Sylvia Flote Krista Taylor
Sydney Lemmon Whitney Reese
Mark Strong Eliot Kaplan
Nicolas Hopchet Aldo
Zethphan Smith-Gneist Max
Kitty Watson Olive Kerr
Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin(voice)
Jessica Hansen Jessica Hansen
Mila Bogojevic Petra