Following its 7 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Brady Corbet’s historical epic The Brutalist unveiled its new trailer ahead of its release this December. The film follows a visionary Hungarian-Jewish architect and his family as he moves to America to rebuild his life after escaping post-war Europe.
The Brutalist world premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where Corbet won the festival’s Silver Lion for Best Director. The film was also selected to screen at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, the 62nd New York Film Festival, and was recently named the runner-up for Best Picture at the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards.
In addition to Brody, The Brutalist stars Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, with Isaach De Bankolé, and Alessandro Nivola.
Release Date
Directed by Brady Corbet, The Brutalist opens in select US theaters on December 20, 2024.
Synopsis
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth 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…
“The film is about how the artistic experience and immigrant experience march in lockstep, which is to say that, in general, if someone moves into a suburban town in America and they don’t look like everybody else — because of the color of their skin or because of their beliefs or traditions — everybody wants them to get the fuck out. With Brutalism in the 1950s, when people were erecting these monuments, many people wanted them torn down immediately,” says Corbet in an interview with Hollywood Reporter. “So, for me, Brutalist architecture is representative of something that people do not understand and that they want torn down and ripped away. And I think it’s just really fascinating.”
Reviews
Siddhant Adlakha in a Mashable review praised the film, writing, “Set over several decades, Brady Corbet’s post-World War II immigrant saga is — like the architectural achievements of its protagonist — constructed with meticulous consideration, resulting in a work of multifaceted technique and piercing humanity.”
Clotilde Cinnici from Loud and Clear Reviews gave the film a perfect score of 5/5, writing, “The Brutalist also allows us to live through a very significant historical time in the United States through its main character: by telling a personal story, Cobet portrays history.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for The Brutalist. See trailer 1.
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