TÁR (2022)
Figures
Objects & symbols
- The recurring motif of Krista Taylor's spectral presence (the book, the maze drawing, the unseen figure). → Hauntology
Locations
- The architectural design of Lydia Tár's Berlin apartment and the concert hall.
Form & technique
- The Juilliard classroom scene where Tár confronts a BIPOC student, Max.
- The film's final scene where Tár conducts a video game music concert in Southeast Asia.
Tropes
- Lydia Tár's public downfall and cancellation.
- Lydia Tár's psychological disintegration, manifested in auditory hallucinations and paranoia.
- Lydia Tár's performance of masculinity and authority as a female conductor.
- The diegetic and non-diegetic ambient sounds that haunt Lydia Tár (metronome, doorbell, screams). → The Unseen Voice
- The ambiguity surrounding Krista Taylor's accusations and suicide.
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