Tar

Cate Blanchett delivers a powerhouse performance in director Todd Field's complex, timely drama. Lydia Tár (Blanchett) is a world-renowned classical music composer and conductor with a dedicated wife (Nina Hoss) and young daughter (Mila Bogojevic). But a past indiscretion of Lydia's may threaten it all when a former member (Sylvia Flote) of the conducting fellowship she founded levels accusations of sexual misconduct against her. With Noémie Merlant. 158 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.