'Tar' Q&A Screening with Cate Blanchett

Overview

When the 2023 Oscars roll around, will Cate Blanchett end up with another shiny trophy for her mantle? Thanks to her performance in Tár, that's a firm possibility. The Australian actor already has two Academy Awards from seven nominations, winning for The Aviator and Blue Jasmine — and her latest portrayal has been earning the same kind of buzz, and already scored her the Best Actress award at this year's Venice Film Festival.

No one should think about movies and performances solely in terms of accolades, of course. Still, it's hard not to picture statuettes glistening when Blanchett's work comes up because she's usually truly that phenomenal. Sydney audiences have to wait until 2023 for Tár to hit the big screen here, and to make our own minds up about her current efforts — unless you head to a special sneak-peek Q&A session with the actor herself in attendance this month, that is.

On Sunday, November 13 at the glorious Hayden Orpheum — with doors opening at 2.45pm, the film playing from 3.30pm and the Q&A starting at 6.15pm — Blanchett will attend a screening of Tár, and answer all of your questions afterwards. The session is being held in conjunction with the Sydney Film Festival and Universal Pictures, complete with a red carpet and, clearly, a huge dose of star power.

Expect tickets to get snapped up quickly — they cost $50, which includes a glass of sparkling upon arrival.

As for the film itself, it hails from writer/producer/director Todd Field, marking his first since 2006's Little Children. Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a conductor of a major German orchestra, with the movie starting at the height of her career. From there, it charts the chaos that ensues when her seemingly perfect life, complete with an impending book launch and a live performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, starts to crumble.