Nowadays, there is not a single film in which he would not have starred. “Tar” which was released last Thursday in Greek theaters and marks its return Todd Field, who had to sit in the director’s chair since 2006 and Little Children.

The film was nominated for a BAFTA and an Oscar, and it is believed that it is he who, in all likelihood, will give her the third Golden statuette in her career. Cate Blanchett. All this for the performance of the Australian actress of her role. Lydia Tarr, an experienced maestro who juggles between a violent public temperament and unrecognized fears and feelings.

Critics (and audiences) found Blanchett’s performance captivating, and together they adored the film as a whole, admiring how it challenges genres by subtly transitioning from drama to psychological thriller, and how it fits and commentary on the era of #cancellation and political correctness. .

On the other hand, of course, the film can be seen as a light-hearted storytelling at its core, wrapped in a serious package that sells a “high”, be it its style or simply the fact that here we are dealing with a classical music conductor for “salons”. A film that sacrifices its brilliance for strong artistic effect, and ultimately a “serious” film, the only way to make it work within its marathon run is to try to see it as a comedy.

First of all, of course, “Tar” is a form of ting. a biography film about a maestro… who doesn’t exist. So, before Cate Blanchett donned the Lydia Tarr costume, the following films introduced us to musicians and bands that are fantastic, whatever one may say.

“Almost Famous” (Cameron Crowe, 2000)

The story of a teenage journalist who lives his rock ‘n’ roll dream while following a touring band may be semi-autobiographical, as Almost Famous director Cameron Crowe did walk the pages of Rolling Stone as a teenager, but that’s not the case. the same for Stillwater. We’re talking about the band from the film, a group of classic 70’s hard rockers with long hair and slow riffs that “lived” throughout the film.

This is a spinal tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)

No film group is more deserving of a place in the real world than Spinal Tap. A metal quartet that doesn’t spin drummers for drummers’ sake, bring pocket copies of Stonehenge onto the stage and sing about Big Bottom, hyped strictly to 11. Do they really not exist? (There is, of course, Anvil, which is the closest.)

“The Mighty Wind” (Christopher Guest, 2003)

Let’s continue… with the members of Spinal Tap in a film by Christopher Guest, who, in addition to being the guitarist of the best “non-existent” band, has made some very flattering mockumentaries (ie pseudo-documentaries). Among them is The Mighty Wind, in which he reunites with Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, this time to transform into the Folksmen, a 60s folk trio that reunites. In addition, Eugene Levy, aka American Pie’s Jim’s father, is starring and co-writing the script.

The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)

There is no one who, when you think of a black tie, black hat and black Ray Ban Wayfarer glasses, doesn’t think of the Blues Brothers, that is, the movie-music duo of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Of course, they can and cannot be included in this list, since before the film we saw them in sketches on Saturday Night Live (after all, that’s how it all started), they released records and even opened for the Grateful Dead. , but are still considered in the collective memory as a cinematic musical duo.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989)

Continuous duets, this time with Bill and Ted from the film franchise of the same name (three films in total, we put the first one here). Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves played two slightly goofy teenagers who try their hand at music (which they trust far more than they should) and by the third film they’ve become fathers and their daughters have put them through glasses. .

“Hedwig and the Evil Inch” (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001)

The boy becomes a girl and tries to tell his story with his Angry Inch band, playing in restaurants and an audience that is almost always indifferent to what he has to say. Despite the difficult road to identity, in the end it’s really hard for Hedwig to find fruit in the pursuit of love.

“Velvet Goldmine” (Todd Hines, 1998)

Years before Todd Hines made a documentary love letter to the Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground, 2021), he was trying to make a film about David Bowie. But when he “found the wall”, he decided to shoot “Velvet Goldmine”. 1970s glam era and rock star Brian Glade (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers based on David Bowie) moves from the UK to the US where he meets fellow musician Kurt Wilde (Ewan McGregor, a character based on Iggy Pop and Lou Reed). ). ) and there is a special relationship between them. Fun fact: The movie also introduces Placebo as a fictional band called the Flaming Creatures.

“What you do!” (Tom Hanks, 1996)

In addition to directing the film, Tom Hanks also took on the role of musical talent scout and along the way manager of the Wonders, a 60s British invasion band trying to bring it to the top. Among other things, The Wonders sing a stunning title track that the early Beatles would envy – by the way, it was written by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne.

“Go Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (Jake Kasdan, 2007)

In the movie poster, John C. Reilly poses as another half-naked Jim Morrison, foreshadowing that Walk Hard is a parody of the musical biopic genre. Along with the fictional Dewey Cox story, there are countless rock clichés on the screen, and in many cases you won’t have a hard time finding the reflections of the faces.

“Commitments” (Alan Parker, 1991)

A young and unemployed boy from Dublin decides to start a soul band (we don’t know which Irish pubs he’s been to…). And so the auditions begin – which even Peter Rowan, or otherwise the boy from the first U2 album covers, goes through – to finally make Commitment, a formation that is the definition of incongruity.

“Frank” (Lenny Abrahamson, 2014)

Like the other… member of the Residents, but more handsome, Frank hides his face with a giant comic book head. Not only when he plays with his band Soronprfbs (yes, that’s what they’re called), but even wears it in the shower. Below that, of course, is Michael Fassbender, perhaps the most special role of his career.

“School of Rock” (Richard Linklater, 2003)

Jack Black from School of Rock is our dream music teacher. And how not to be, because when he entered the school, he made everyone believe that he was a real teacher, and taught young students everything they need to know about rock, before forcing them to pick up instruments to become a band . In real life, we may not have rock teacher Jack Black, but we did have Hans Fenger, who created an alternative children’s choir in the so-called Langley Schools Music Project.

“Whiplash” (Damien Chazelle, 2013)

And since we landed on “educational,” the list couldn’t skip a movie that made us sweat like we’d been drumming for 100 minutes ourselves. J.K. Simmons played the dynasty mentor of a young jazz drummer (played by Miles Teller) in the film that made Damien Chazelle famous before La La Land and Babylon followed.

“The Sound of Metal” (Darius Marder, 2019)

No matter how loud the metal Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) plays on his drums, he himself begins not to hear him, as he gradually loses his hearing. If this film succeeds in anything, it is to put the viewer in the position of the musician himself, at least for a while, thanks to the exemplary sound design.

“Inside Llewyn Davis” (Ethan and Joel Coen, 2013)

Llewyn Davis (played by Oscar Isaac) is one of the many folk musicians trying to make it in the music scene in the early 60s, with Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake in this bittersweet Coen story based on a true story. musician Dave Van Ronk.

“A Star Is Born” (Bradley Cooper, 2018)

Almost every era has its own “A Star Is Born,” the story of a young singer who is helped to rise by a musician whose fame has passed. Lady Gaga was the singer in 2018, Barbra Streisand in 1976, Judy Garland in 1954, and Janet Gaynor in 1937.