![]() ![]() Kaplan.” The older woman apologizes before taking her leave. She points to the expensive-looking handbag of the admirer, “That is a fantastic bag, by the way.” But just as their conversation is about to take a franker turn, they are interrupted by the older woman’s assistant: “Sorry, your lunch with Mr. “God, it must take hours to come back down to earth.” The famous woman is clearly flattered by the attention and-not for the first time, one suspects-sizes up this person so eager to please. “Yes, that does happen.” The younger woman plays with her hair and looks longingly at her counterpart. “Yes,” the older, more eminent woman replies. ![]() “Do you find yourself overwhelmed by emotion when you are up there at the podium?” One says to the other. Two women are chatting in the lobby of an auditorium, minutes after an onstage interview in New York. Welcome to Wayward Watching, a column on the seen and unseen in film. Tár holds back too much to work as a commentary on cancel culture, and isn’t elusive enough to succeed as a work of art.
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