Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Part 2 of a platform-driven two-parter, neat-o.

With the summary out of the way in Part 1 (youtu.be/S9nT4TeP6GE , if it's survived the identification bots), we can talk about what "TÁR" had to say (intentionally or coincidentally) about power dynamics in academia. This is played out somewhat in the classroom scene with Max, as well as more broadly throughout Tár's interactions in the movie. It also can reflect how former progressives can change into institution-defending conservatives (short answer - power. Tasty, tasty power).

Apologies in advance for the sadness of my CHHH when saying Bach. At time of recording, my throat still wasn't 100% from an upper endoscopy, so I did the best I could.

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Timestamps
0:00 Grumbling about having to split the video
0:52 Most important things from part 1
2:15 The classroom scene
37:47 Power dynamics
46:04 Who is Tár?
50:02 - The failed feminist
1:00:19 Who was phone?
1:02:09 The many mirrors of herself
1:04:05 OCD and media literacy
1:11:40 Death of the artist
1:13:44 Rebirth of the artist





Lydia Tar
Linda Tarr
Tár
TAR movie
Todd Field
higher education
academia
power dynamics
grad school
dissertation
difficult advisor
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder