Last week’s Tár-focused newsletter generated a ton of interesting discussion and commentáry (both in the comments and people responding to me via text / email / tweet / what have you) and because I don’t want the regular newsletter to become bogged down by discussion of this film, but because there is so much to say about it and a lot of great questions that I can answer, here’s a bonus edition responding to your questions and comments.
I just found this interview where Cate Blanchett explains some of the backstory behind her character and mentions some scenes that were filmed but not used in the film.
She talks about how Tár’s parents were deaf, and how that affected her relationship to sound, and the guilt she suffers for having had an extraordinary ear. None of which is in the film. Interesting . . .
https://www.pbs.org/video/tar-qelmzt/
I just found this interview where Cate Blanchett explains some of the backstory behind her character and mentions some scenes that were filmed but not used in the film.
She talks about how Tár’s parents were deaf, and how that affected her relationship to sound, and the guilt she suffers for having had an extraordinary ear. None of which is in the film. Interesting . . .
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Well played, sir . . . 😉