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Architecting one of the year’s most ambitious films
Director Brady Corbet on architecture, assimilation, and Adrien Brody’s nose
The Brutalist is a historical epic that follows László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a renowned Bauhaus architect, who makes his way from Budapest to Pennsylvania after the Holocaust. Though a series of events would derail the initial work, László is resilient and with time, is invited to design a massive, ambitious community center. I spoke with Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the script with his wife Mona Fastvold, and we discussed his prickly protagonist, the film’s nearly four-hour runtime, and why rich people feel they need to collect artists more than their art.
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