In 'The Brutalist,' the fictional Tóth pioneered Brutalism in Philadelphia. In real life, it was architects like William Lescaze, George Howe, Louis Kahn, Oscar Stonorov, and others.
"The Brutalist" is a nearly four-hour historical drama starring Adrien Brody as celebrated architect László Tóth. Here's what's real in the new movie.
One of the most acclaimed movies of 2024 is about a Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who settles in Philadelphia.
Production designer Judy Becker channeled Adrien Brody's Brutalist architect to create a towering building symbolizing his lived history and struggle.
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Production designer Judy Becker channeled the ghost of modernists like Marcel Breuer to create the rooms and buildings that give the movie it’s soul.
A swaggering epic of massive scope and vision, "The Brutalist" is a huge swing for director Brady Corbet. That he doesn't quite hit it out of the park is, well, OK. "The Brutalist" is like a triple buried deep into the corner of left field, where the runner gets thrown out going for an inside-the-park home run.
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.
"The Brutalist" is the leading favourite among bookmakers in the Oscar race in the most prestigious categories, including Best Actor. However, the film's editor "let slip" that AI was used to enhance Adrien Brody's Hungarian accent.