Shortly after injuring her face in a fall, world-famous conductor Lydia Tár is reluctantly pulled by her wife Sharon to a fundraiser for the school of their daughter Petra, only to discover that it's a surprise party for her 50th birthday.
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Set in a small English village in 1967, liberated Marion is exploring the new social freedoms enjoyed by women in the late 1960s while conscientious and self-conscious Cecily runs the local girls school and is Willa’s main carer. Their differences reach a boiling point over their relationship with Willa, which leads to each sister making their own decision on what it means to have a life worth living.
