TÁR (2022)
Music, Drama • 2h 38m
Director: Todd Field
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Sylvia Flote, Allan Corduner, Mila Bogojevic, Adam Gopnik, Marc-Martin Straub, Egon Brandstetter, Ylva Pollak, Paula Först, Sydney Lemmon, Nicolas Hopchet, Zethphan Smith-Gneist, Kitty Watson, Alec Baldwin, Jessica Hansen, Alma Löhr, Dorothea Plans Casal, Fabian Dirr, Christian Höcherl, Jan Wolf, Peter Hering, Artjom Gilz, Han Lai, Andreas Jentzsch, Daniel Söhner, Tilla Kratochwil, Marie-Lou Sellem, Marie-Anne Fliegel, André Röhner, Lydia Schamschula, Alexandra Montag, Chalee Sricharoen, Rose Knox-Peebles, Frank Röth, Normann Höhne, Sven Rothe, Jasmine Leung, Johann von Bülow, Oliver Mills, Xenia Assenza, Johanne Murdock, Sam Douglas, Burkhard Nitsch, Christoph Tomanek, Sarah Bauerett, Murali Perumal, Vincent Riotta, Vivian Full, Lucie Pohl, Lee Sellars, Ian Gallego, Joy Villanueva, Aldrin Poblete, Froilan Japano, Pattarawadee Thiwwatpakorn, Parami Mingmitpatanakun, Prapruttam Khumchat, Jevimary de Guia, Kenneth Won, An Cerne, Wenteng Chang, Songha Choi, Rucheng Fan, Christopher Lindner, Sarah Martin, Levin Petersen, Qu Yunrui, Felix Amrhein, Tilman Baubkus, Kathrin Baz, Antje Becker, Donatus Bergemann, Christina Biwank, Bruno Alves Borralhinho, Adela-Maria Bratu, Alexey Bröse, Peter Conrad, Ilie Cozmatchi, Jonathan Debus, Irena Dietze, Signe Dietze, Andrea Dittrich, Eva Dollfuß, Tatiana Dvortsova, Sarah Ennouhi, Thilo Ermold, Hanno Felthaus, Joachim Franke, Steffen Gaitzsch, Nathan Giem, Carsten Gießmann, Matan Gilitchensky, Tobias Glöckler, Torsten Gottschalk, Marcus Gottwald, Johannes Groth, Olena Guliei, Markus Gundermann, Theresia Hänsche, Mario Hendel, Wolfgang Hentrich, Susanne Herberg, Jörn Hettfleisch, Karin Hofmann, Harald Hufnagel, Klaus Jopp, Sonsoles Jouve del Castillo, Björn Kadenbach, Ute Kelemen, Isabel Kern, Friedrich Kettschau, Juliane Kettschau, Olaf Kindel, Stefan Kittlaus, Nora Koch, Philipp Könen-Dose, Sawako Kosuge, Andreas Kuhlmann, Stefan Langbein, Christiane Liskowsky, Beate Müller, Heiko Mürbe, Teresa Novák, David Esteban Coral Patino, Johannes Pfeiffer, Razvan Popescu, Jens Prasse, Ulf Prelle, Rainer Promnitz, Miguel Blanco Puente, Sofija Radic, Annekathrin Rammelt, Tatjana Reuter, Claudia Rose, Constanze Sandmann, André Schiefferdecker, Dietrich Schlät, Robert-Christian Schuster, Dorit Schwarz, Lisabet Seibold, Alexander Will, Joanna Szumiel, Alexander Teichmann, Annegret Teichmann, Daniel Thiele, Tim Thrin, Dittmar Trebeljahr, Léa Villeneuve, Jörg Wachsmuth, Xianbo Wen, Petra Willmann, Hobin Yi, Hyelin Yun, Damian Bahrke, Raphael Bauer, Alexander Bergert, Marcel Borggrefe, Hanna-Maria Bormuth, Eva Brockhaus, Benedict Brouwer, Anselm Bruchholz, Justus Czarnikow, Anna Dobbelstein, Carla Mathilde Ehrhardt, Leonie Theresa Eschenburg, Elias Falk, Clemens Fischer, Agne Gecaite, Tabea Günther, Paula Harders, Paula Heineck, Sonja Hentrich, Caspar Hoba, Lisa Hoba, Clemens Raphael Holter, Ludwig Huhn, Erasmus Koch, Lewin August Krella, Emanuel Kruopis, Amelie Kummell, Juliana Catriona Laenger, Alexander Lewis, Nathalie Lewis, Sijia Liu, Salome Manyak, Anna-Lea Marquigny, Sophia Nagl, Paula Su Odenthal, Hannah Palinske, Martha Pesel, David Pollini, Gregor Pollini, Jeremias Preisler, Josias Preisler, Richard Prokein, Paula Sophie Prudlo, Jonathan Rebstock, Lucilla Rudolph, Teresa Philomena Schild, Darius Thilo Schmelzer, Antonia Seidel, Kaela Solene Spranger, Leonard Stanoschefsky, Amelie Stein, Tamaki Steinert, Lukas Stiasny, Josefine Stoll, Jasmin Marie Tittmann, Alma Triller, Nikolaj Trivukas, Lucien Verheylewegen, Lennard Noah Voigt, Julia Isabella Waimann, Yvonne Jacqueline Waimann, Nina Walter, Anton Niklas Weiche, Finn Weigelt, Rahel Weiler, Una Weske, Patchara Amarintarovat, Vikran Arayaprayoon, Poon Booranamaitree, Punn Booranamaitree, Fasai Buranasiri, Wazin Chaiprasert, Sinprapha Chanthalok, Phanliphong Chanthosri, Warubon Chongtrong, Pluempiti Chotikulo, Suppatat Chotiyaputta, Patnaree Chulasakcharoen, Krittaboon Doktoey, Takkamol Duongsawat, Suradech Ek-Imphol, Nuttanon Googietgarn, Rittiporn Hirunpattarra-Aniun, Soranont Hommonthia, Bhakasak Jaowanariohi, Panitaporn Jarutaweesin, Chayuth Kaivikai, Pimchanok Ketmee, Eitthibron Khamkaen, Yoshio Khunwathanaphakdee, Varat Kokamicate, Siryakorn Komuttanon, Nattaphon Kosalpraphai, Patitta Labchitkuson, Chanakan Lertsapanan, Phongphairoj Lertsudwichai, Sudlert Lertsudwichai, Patchara Manoonphol, Pawarest Martsima, Janjira Mongskolsakuukit, Atikarn Niaksen, Janjao Nipehaya, Nitcha Panimjan, Benjamapa Pattatham, Piya Phoomala, Suksan Phosriya, Patuviwan Piensub, Sopida Pranitipong, Thanpiapon Prinyakul, Ravich Rachatasompope, Thanatdiaporn Raksakul, Supachan Rattanaratree, Thananan Rochankit, Nithit Rujikajorindiej, Chaiwattana Sangtrong, Yotwadee Sangtrong, Pisit Sanitiphan, Thammaporn Saratan, Sarunchana Senchai, Charapinyo Shuthamavong, Somiko Singha-Sila, Chayanit Siriroj, Artima Sookaew, Napasanin Soisuwan, Pornnutcha Sonthimettaporn, Siwat Sopacharoen, Sorawith Sorinchaipaisal, Patcharada Sornchaipaisal, Komkrit Suriya, Chatchaya Suwanphithak, Tanutt Tanavoravongsa, Thara Tengrumphung, Rachata Thiwwatpakorn, Pachara Tooparoh, Ittikorn Tuchmalee, Phumraphi Wong-Anusorn, Vorapirach Wongsathapornpat, Nut Wuththepelincha, Diana Birenytė, Arthur Gannaban
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Overview
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Criterion Box Set coming on October 20th with FiM encode
DTS:X mix most closely approximates original surround mix
Criterion DVD has additional features not found on the 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Carpenter
Sources: blog.sporv.com (opens in a new tab)
1997? Signature Collection LD
Good: 2017 Arrow and 2016 Shout! Factory Blu-ray have the original audio options.
the only track on Universal 4K, which is in DTS:X, has a mixing error of around 6dB too low on side channels, otherwise very similar to other 5.1 mixes.
Director: James Whale
Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026
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Director: James Whale
Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026
1993 CIC Video LaserDisc
More Music on Blu-ray
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Shout Factory Blu-ray
Shout's BD has both cuts of the film in addition to the 3.0 stereo and 2.0 mono mixes making it the first time the full theatrical cut is available with the 3.0 mix. The new commentary is good. The 3.0 stereo sounds wonderful and the mono sounds solid.
That's where the positives end. This is the same terrible Universal DVD master slapped on a Blu-ray disc with a terrible encode making both versions share the disc separately taking up more space. This master was already poor for DVD and is nearly unwatchable here on the Shout disc. It looks virtually identical to the upscaled DVD most of the time with only a bit less noise due to it being 1080p. This is one of the most appalling cases of "DVD master slapped on a Blu-ray disc" you can possibly find. Absolutely shameful video presentation. This should have never been released this way. Sadly it's still ever so slightly better than the DVD and the only way you get the proper theatrical cut with lossless 3.0 stereo. This is still the best source we have for the film.
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has excellent master in SDR and a good encode. BD caps here.
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor audio: The 2.0 is fine but unremarkable, the 5.1 is presumably an upmix with a botched, strongly raised LFE channel which makes the entire track unlistenable on well-tuned equipment. Audio graphs here.
Director: Sian Heder
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Apple TV 4K Blu-ray with Atmos
(Eagle Pictures is 5.1)
Director: Miloš Forman
Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray
Extended: Warner Bros Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray: Huge improvement in colors and detail. The restoration was done by the Academy instead of WB MPI which explains that there’s no grain management or issues with colors. They also accessed the original credit optical and scanned that one instead of recreating them digitally
Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray, according to Saentz, the 5.0 is a recreation of the original and subsequently 70mm mix from original elements.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray replacement disc for fixed audio (there were some dialogues missing)
While the video on the replacement disc is exactly the same as the original release, the Atmos with missing lines has been corrected as it was also corrected on the Criterion commentary. Criterion also included the 6-track which is almost identical to the PAL track; It’s 4.0 in a 5.1 container. This 6-track is slightly better than the PAL DVD track as the PAL has some flutter on some parts that Criterion doesn’t have.
The Atmos on the replacement is identical to the Imprint AUS Blu-ray track which also has all the lines. The compatibility track is also the same,
It is worth mentioning the Imprint only has the Atmos and no 6-track. The 5.1 surround is with LFE and split surrounds and it’s just a downmix of the Atmos. Ditto for the LPCM 2.0 on said Blu-ray.
Director: George Cukor
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