The Brutalist
Director: Brady Corbet Run Time: 215 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Directing (Brady Corbet), Actor in a Leading Role (Adrien Brody), and Best Picture.
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Tóth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.
“Brody is raw, sincere, and commanding in a role that evokes The Pianist in too many ways to count, his skinny body and sloping face slowly drooping into a portrait of disillusionment…” David Ehrlich, IndieWire
“Brady Corbet’s epic can handle the hyperbole. With his long-time co-writer Mona Fastvold, the actor-turned-filmmaker has forged a monumental parable about the false promises of the American dream.” Phillip De Semlyen, Time Out