“I think that power is a corrupting force no matter what one’s gender is.

I think it affects all of us.”

Cate Blanchettis defending her acclaimed dramaTaragainst claims that the film is anti-woman.

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Cate Blanchett in ‘TÁR’.Focus Features

Blanchett responded on Thursday, saying that while she greatly respects Alsop, she disagrees with her analysis.

“I have the utmost respect for Marin Alsop,” Blanchett said during an appearance onBBC Radio 4.

“She’s a trailblazer of a musician and a conductor.

American conductor Marin Alsop leads the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra performing works by Dvorak, Copland, Joan Tower, Ginastera and Villa-Lobos during the rehearsal for Prom 45 of the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall on August 15, 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

Marin Alsop.Amy T. Zielinski/Redferns via Getty Images

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,” she continued.

It’s a very non-literal film."

I think that power is a corrupting force, no matter what one’s gender is.

I think it affects all of us," she explained.