The Brutalist (2024) (original) (raw)

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect L�szl� T�th arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzs�bet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, L�szl� 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.

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect L�szl� T�th arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzs�bet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, L�szl� 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. (less)

Director: Brady Corbet
Writers: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin
Producer: Trevor Matthews

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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 18, 2024

7 / 10

�The Brutalist� is an ambitious undertaking, which is not something that�s commonly found in the marketplace. Co-writer/director Brady Corbet is trying to explore the American Experience on a lower budget, turning to older filmmaking technology and pacing to capture the movement of life as various horrors are visited on the main characters. Corbet previously helmed 2018�s �Vox Lux,� struggling with the messiness of his ideas and execution. He returns with a more structured endeavor in �The Brutalist,� tracking the festering emotional wounds of a Hungarian architect trading the nightmare of Wor ...read more...

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