The Brutalist

  • Drama
12/20/2024
215
R

Storyline

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.

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Revenue:
$5,875,094
Budget:
$9,600,000

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  • Brent_Marchant

    Pursuing the American Dream is an ambition of almost every immigrant who manages to make it to this countrys shores. Its realization can take many forms, too, depending on ones circumstances. But, as many new arrivals discover for themselves, theres no guarantee of success (or, at the very least, they may find that the journey can be more problematic than anticipated). One such story that provides the focus for this optimistic undertaking is the latest offering from writer-director Brady Corbet. The film follows the odyssey of László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a fictional Jewish Hungarian architect who flees Europe in 1947 after being interred in a concentration camp during World War II. He initially struggles to assimilate, to re-establish his c...

    January 11, 2025

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