One of the most alluring careers in Hollywood is that of Cate Blanchett. The Australian actress has been winning hearts, praises, and accolades for her performances since people noticed her in the 1998 film ‘Elizabeth’. She then on became a tour de force sketching varied roles in the magnum opuses like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to a biographical drama ‘The Aviator’. She has won several awards including the Golden Globe, the Academy Awards, and the BAFTA amongst others.
On December 12th, 2022, the Golden Globe nominations for 2023 were out. Amongst many industry heavyweights like Viola Davis, Brendan Fraser, and others, Cate is one of the frontrunners. Since the Venice Film Festival, the actress has been creating buzz for her highly acclaimed film ‘Tár’. She is playing Lydia Tár, an orchestra conductor. Her portrayal of the music maestro is troubled by her legacy, excellence, and mishap. From the looks of it, the film is a perfect recipe for it to relish the coveted buffet of awards in the upcoming season.
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Cate Blanchett And ‘Tár’ Are The Frontrunners For The 2023 Awards Season
In 2022, at the Venice Film Festival, there was cheering, hooting, and a palpable undercurrent of stardom and legacy when Cate Blanchett arrived. In a Schiaparelli couture courtesy of Daniel Roseberry, she looked effervescent in a velvet black gown. It was the storm before the flood. When the screening of Todd Field’s feature ‘Tár’ concluded, the floodgates of cheering and thunderous applause began and continued for six minutes. The audience was on their feet to praise this musical drama. But, the focal point was Cate Blanchett. She won her second Venice Film Award for ‘Best Actress’.
The praise and predictions are all valid for the film. The director Todd Field is returning with a feature after 16 years. His last feature was ‘Little Children’. But his recent feature is an admirable tale of the European classical music tradition. Talking about Venice, in 2021, an Indian film ‘The Disciple’ created a lot of noise for the portrayal of the romanticization of art and its pioneers. This year, too, a musical drama has created a buzz, but the film is not all musical. It uses music to navigate the various shades of power, gender, identity, and the fervent “cancel culture” in today’s times.
The symphony of these aspects is wrapped in a powerful musical backdrop and slick cinematography. All credits to Hildur Guðnadóttir and Florian Hoffmeister! But Blanchett comes with a force, who reckons herself and indulges in superiority and power politics with her decisions. Todd’s writing and direction are intricate and do not hold a qualm about not being subversive, but orchestrate the consequences of not being a subvert in an aching tale. The critics’ circle and the voters at the coveted awards including the Academy Awards seem to be positive about the film and performance.
The Actress Admitted That They Were On Edge Every Day While Filming
The buzz is growing stronger for the ‘Blue Jasmine’ actress for her enthralling performance and the riveting psychodrama ‘Tár’. It is a fictional story of a lesbian conductor, Lydia Tár. The symphonist has had to deal with a lot of things while being at the peak of her career. The experience of Cate filming the movie was also equal to standing at a peak, but near the edge. In an interview with Reuters, she talked about the day on the set of the film. Blanchett said, “People talk about improvising but I felt like we were standing on the edge of a cliff every day saying, ‘This may not work, let’s give this a try’, which was really exciting to make”.
Fields came back after the Kate Winslet starrer Little Children’ in 2006, which also was highly praised, and it was a top contender during awards season in 2007. Todd cited the reason why he wanted to make ‘Tár’. He said, “Some of the questions that the film is trying to ask have been questions that I’ve been asking myself for several years and trying to find the language to answer those questions, which I felt like I was failing miserably. And I felt like I was having a hard time finding that language from other people”.
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