Cate Blanchett Dominates as Lesbian Composer in Drama Tár
For those who are still not over Blanchett’s sapphic role in Carol, the Oscar-winning actor has a new film coming out where she’ll play a queer composer.
However, this time the film appears to take a darker turn.The film, titled Tár, is directed by Todd Field and has already made Blanchett an early contender for the Academy Awards.
It would be Blanchett’s eighth Oscar nomination — and third Oscar if she won. She previously won for The Aviator and Blue Jasmine.“Perhaps we’re noticing a trend for Blanchett – she wins an Oscar every nine years?” Variety muses.At the Venice Film Festival last weekend, the film reportedly received a six-minute standing ovation at the end.
During a press conference at the festival, Field revealed that the role was made for Blanchett.“It wasn’t written with Cate Blanchett in mind—it was written for Cate Blanchett,” Field shared, the Daily Beast reports.In the film, Blanchett plays lesbian composer, Lydia Tár, the first woman to conduct a major orchestra in Germany, the Berlin Philharmonic.
