Brady Corbet’s American epic starring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, and Joe Alwyn explores the humanity and artistry behind brutalist architecture.
2024
The Brutalist
South Australian Premiere.
Director
Brady Corbet
Runtime
215 Minutes
Country
United States
Classification
Unclassified 18+
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary Hungarian architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) 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 (Guy Pearce) recognizes his talent for building and enlists him for a monumental, dream project.
László, sacrificing more and more of himself to complete his exacting vision eventually realises that his dream has come at a dark cost. Director Corbet spent seven years making this ambitious project which received multiple awards at the Venice Film Festival.
Total runtime is 3.5 hours including intermission.
“This is a film with thrilling directness and storytelling force, a movie that fills its widescreen and three-and-a half-hour running time with absolute certainty and ease, as well as glorious amplitude, clarity and even simplicity.”
The Guardian
“The past comes to life as a whole enveloping world in The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s fine-grained, novelistic third feature as director.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“It's hard not to think of it as a new American masterpiece.”
Mashable
Toronto, Silver Lion (Best Director), FIPRESCI Prize, Arca CinemaGiovani Award (Best Film) – Venice, New York
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Film Credits
Director
Brady Corbet
Year
2024
Country
United States
Language
English, Hungarian, Hebrew, Yiddish & Italian
Subtitles
English
Type
Feature & Fiction
Program Strand
Special Presentations & World Cinema
Producer
Trevor Matthews, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, Andrew Lauren & D.J. Gugenheim
Writer
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
Cinematographer
Lol Crawley
Editor
David Jancso
Cast
Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankolé & Alessandro Nivola
Music
Daniel Blumberg
Film Source
Universal Pictures Australasia
Genre
Drama
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