The Brutalist [18]

Oscar winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) gives a Golden Globe-winning turn in Brady Corbet’s monumental drama, itself the Golden Globe-winner for Best Picture (Drama).

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth (Brody) arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) 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 (Guy Pearce) recognises his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.

An electrifying study of 20th century immigration, of the experience of Jewishness and of post-war assimilation in America, it’s a story vast in scope – brilliantly performed (with a wider cast including Isaach de Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola and Joe Alwyn), evocatively shot on 70mm film and richly drawn in a way that fully earns its lengthy run time.

‘Amazing and engrossing’ ★★★★★ The Guardian

‘Beautiful, haunting and strange’ ★★★★★ The Guardian

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