“The Brutalist” is a fictional tale of a Jewish Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor’s struggle to rebuild his life and career, and his fictional creations in the movie include an episcopal church in Greenwich and a reform synagogue in Wilton. In real life, Connecticut has been home to some of the architects who shaped the Brutalist movement.
Chances are, you haven’t heard of filmmaker Brady Corbet. But come March, don’t be surprised if he strolls onto stage to collect the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Aged 36, the auteur has already made three of the most remarkable films of the 21st century – including the one tipped to win this year’s best-picture Oscar
"The thing about a piece of public art, and this goes for architecture and cinema alike, is that no one is necessarily right," Corbet tells EW.
The Brutalist director and co-writer Brady Corbet has responded to the backlash against the Oscar contender starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.
The director discusses the immigrant experience, his own origins and why America needs a movie about a sympathetic rightwinger
Adrien Brody returns to Oscar-winning form as architect László Toth, a Holocaust survivor who arrives in America to start a new life.
In the epic drama, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones play Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivors László and Erzsébet Tóth who emigrate to America in search of a better life. Fans were outraged over the weekend after editor Dávid Jancsó revealed to Red Shark News that they used the Respeecher software to finesse Brody and Jones's Hungarian dialogue.
"Tell me – why is an accomplish foreign architect shoveling coal here in Philadelphia?" A24 has unveiled one more official trailer for the monumental The Brutalist, the third feature from acclaimed filmmaker / actor Brady Corbet.
What's the final song of "The Brutalist"? And what does it all mean? Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold break down the Oscar-nominated drama. Spoilers!
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.
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ Hungarian accents in his acclaimed film. “Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own,