TÁR (2022)
One of those film experiences that I am definitely not done pondering over, and it is difficult to define what makes it work so well. Most of all, I simply liked how this was made, how it approached telling its narrative, the mental deroute, the shifts, the loss of control, the importance of sounds, and most of all - how the film lets me keep my confusion and doubt. I was left to fill in the blanks many places, where other films would have added several transfer scenes. It is gradual, as the beginning of the film really takes it times with things that seem less relevant, but then suddenly things goes fast by and everything makes perfect sense in the end. Perfectly structured and built-up from start to finish.
I didn’t know much about it before, but I like classical music and the whole setting was great to sort of “be” in. Maybe I expected something like a mix of Black Swan and Whiplash, and those are not completely missing the mark in terms of comparison, but this is really something else. Maybe closer akin to The Piano Teacher. Definitely not done with this film. And I want to listen to Mahler again.
Rating: 4.5