TAR Starring Cate Blanchette is Forgettable

The pseudo intellectual film, TAR, stars British actress, and two time Oscar winner, Cate Blanchette and is now streaming on AppleTV.  The film is written and directed by three time Oscar nominee Todd Field (b. US) known for "Little Children" and "In the Bedroom".  TAR features Blanchette as Lydia Tar, a world renown conductor for major orchestras.  The cast includes Nina Hoss (b. Germany) winner of the German Film Award for Leading Actress and French born actress, Noemie Merlant ("Portrait of a Lady on Fire") winner of a Cesar and Lumbers Acting Awards.   This impressive cast and crew have a lot of heavy lifting to do for this pretentious and overbearing film.  Lydia Tar is a loquacious, erudite whose bark is ferocious; worse is her bite.  Tar has not been held back by her sex, sexual orientation or good looks but proves to be her own worst enemy.  Lydia has been in a longtime lesbian relationship with concert violinist, Sharon (Nina Hoss).  Together, Sharon and Lydia are raising their adorable, bi-racial daughter, Petra.  The family of three live in Berlin in a posh apartment replete with a Steinway and scores of books and recordings.  Tar's malcontent and hectic, paper chase life, leaves little time to waste on fools.  Lydia, born Linda from a humble background lacks polished tact.  Still, her genius for composing and conducting music affords slack. Currently she's working on what's expected to be her greatest triumph; Mahler's Fifth Symphony.  The movie is a cacophony of orchestral warmups and soul scorching sonatas.  Still, its metronomed beat is off when it comes to conducting a resounding story.  Tar is culpable of abuse. "Me-too" scenarios cast shade upon Lydia's illustrious career and her impenetrable facade begins to falter.  I feel the audience for a  film featuring a leading, female conductor has its narrow niche, appealing to the well educated, well read who dread being considered mundane.  Yours truly, a classically trained pianist, didn't let the wool get pulled over me.  I see TAR wearing no clothes.  You may agree.