After making an impressive switch from acting to directing with
The Childhood of a Leader
and
Vox Lux, Brady Corbet has drawn even more acclaim with his third feature,
The Brutalist. Co-written with Mona Fastvold, the film spans three decades in the
life of László Tóth (Adrien Brody), an architect and Holocaust survivor
who leaves his native Hungary for the US, where his life is changed when
he is hired by a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce).
Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Stacy Martin, Alessandro Nivola, Isaach de Bankolé, Raffey Cassidy and Emma Laird also
star.
The Brutalist is in UK/ROI cinemas from January 24th,
2025.
Check out the first trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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...
