The Brutalist tells the story of jewish Hungarian architect László Tóth who flees to America in the aftermath of World War Two, leaving his wife behind. Once in America he star
The further “The Brutalist” progresses along its 215-minute track, the more evident it becomes that co-writer/director Brady Corbet sees himself in his protagonist, László Toth (Adrien Brody), the overlooked genius who seeks to reform modern architecture away from its ugly preconceptions and must put himself through the wringer to prove the doubters.
“The Brutalist” is a moving work of art that captures the deep pain of dispossession and the long-lasting mental scars of the Holocaust on the Western world in increasingly subtle ways until a final denouement provides a coda sure to haunt the audience for a long time to come.
Corbet’s complex Brutalist rewards the patient Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is an anomaly in the current cinematic landscape. An emotional epic, it traces the
The Brutalist' director Brady Corbet is keen for viewers to have strong opinions on the movie, regardless of whether they're positive or negative.
The cast of ‘The Brutalist’ discusses the Oscar-nominated film directed by Brady Corbet and the idea of the American Dream.
It takes more than just length for a film to become an epic but at 215 minutes, plus a fifteen-minute interval, The Brutalist meets that first requirement. It also needs to be about something greater than just the domestic travails of its characters and it ticks that box, too.
The Brutalist, the Oscar contender starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, has received backlash for its use of AI, and director Brady Corbet has responded.
The story follows two decades in the life of fictional architect Tóth, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who escapes post-World War II Europe only to find new horrors and struggles in the United States as his complex and troubling relationship with a powerful Pennsylvania industrialist manifests itself into Tóth’s newest and greatest creation.
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The Childhood of a Leader was Corbet's first feature film as a filmmaker. He recently directed the historical epic The Brutalist, which won Best Director at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and the Silver Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. He also directed the musical drama Vox Lux.