Cate Blanchett, the 53-year-old Oscar-winning actress, has defended her film “Tar” against accusations of sexism.

The film, which tells the story of a fictional orchestra conductor Lydia Tar, won Blanchett a Golden Globe award this week for her portrayal of the character.

However, conductor Marin Alsop criticized the film, claiming that the main character was based on her and that the film was “anti-woman”.

In an interview, Alsop said: “I was offended as a woman, I was offended as a conductor, I was offended as a lesbian.”

“There are so many men – actual, documented men – this film could have been based on but, instead, it puts a woman in the role but gives her all the attributes of those men.

“That feels anti-woman.”

In response, Blanchett stated that the character’s circumstances in the film are entirely fictitious and that the film is not about conducting.

She said: “What (director Todd Field) and I wanted to do was to create a really lively conversation.

“So there’s no right or wrong responses to works of art. It’s not a film about conducting, and I think that the circumstances of the character are entirely fictitious.

“I looked at so many different conductors, but I also looked at novelists and visual artists and musicians of all stripes. It’s a very non-literal film.”

Blanchett stressed that the conductor is “entitled to her opinion” but defended the movie against claims of sexism.

She said: “She’s entitled to her opinion, absolutely. But it’s a meditation on power and power is genderless.”

“It is a meditation on power and the corrupting nature of power and I think that that doesn’t necessarily happen only in cultural circles.”

The film, “Tar,” follows Blanchett’s alter ego at the height of her successful career before accusations about her behaviour surface and destroy all she has worked for.

Blanchett stated that the film is not about a specific person or event, but rather a broader examination of power and its effects.

She said: “I mean, she could just as well have been a master architect or the head of a major banking corporation.”

This statement reiterates her stance that the film is not about a specific individual and that the character of Lydia Tar could have been anyone in a position of power.

Blanchett also expressed her “utmost respect” for Alsop and acknowledged that people may have different interpretations of the film.

She said: “It’s not a film about conducting, and I think that the circumstances of the character are entirely fictitious.”

“I looked at so many different conductors, but I also looked at novelists and visual artists and musicians of all stripes. It’s a very non-literal film.”

Blanchett’s defense of the film highlights the importance of artistic expression and interpretation.

The film “Tar” is a fictional story that is open to different interpretations, and it is important to respect the opinions of those who may see it differently.

It is worth noting that Blanchett’s film isn’t just a story about a woman, it’s a story about power and the corrupting nature of power.

Power is genderless, it doesn’t discriminate, it can happen to anyone regardless of gender, race, and sexual orientation.

The movie is not trying to bash women or any specific group, but rather exploring the nature of power.