The Brutalist - In theaters December 20, 2024

[kaw]

4.50 star(s) Rating: 4.50/5 2 Votes

Title: The Brutalist

Tagline: Welcome to America.

Genre: Drama

Director: Brady Corbet

Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, Benett Vilmányi, Michael Epp, Jonathan Hyde, Peter Polycarpou, Salvatore Sansone, Ariane Labed, Dóra Sztarenki, Anna Mészöly, Abigél Szőke, Mariann Hermányi, Hermina Fátyol, Zsolt Páll, András Borgula, Dávid Puskás, Jeremy Wheeler, Jaymes Butler, Matt Devere, Natalie Shinnick, Stephen Saracco, Peter Linka, Robert Jackson

Release: 2024-12-20

Runtime: 215

Plot: Fleeing from post-war Europe in 1947, visionary architect László Tóth and his wife Erzsébet settle in Pennsylvania where a wealthy and mysterious client changes their lives forever.

 

[kaw]

 

[C.C. 95]

Shot on film in glorious

 

[3Maters]

Brady's previous film VOX LUX is one of my faves of all time. One of the existentially scariest movies ever made. Can't wait for The Brutalist!

 

[Flloydo]

By the way this was apparently made on less than $10M budget!!! Looks absolutely stunning and is 3 hours and 35 minutes long!


Oh A24 you know how to make me happy

 

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[K1SK1S]

Peak cinema. Writing, acting, direction all superb. Beautifully shot movie, highlights were the locations & lighting which were especially amazing in equal measure. Brody was fantastic. Score and ambience incredible too. Just elite Filmmaking. Great idea to pop an intermission in too. Highly recommend.

Note: Saw it in IMAX... if possible do the same. You won't regret it, if you appreciate great cinematography.

 

[Lenny Nero]

I didn't expect to like this one, or even bear through the whole 3 and a half hours, but I did, albeit in two evenings. I split long ones in halves all the time, but this one is split in two on its own, like good old movies used to.
It's what I'd call a 'real film', not those superfluous digital streaming 'toys', not 'content' for the brainless zombie couch potato, but a real feature, a strong drama, that even though might seem as if it's slow or not showing much of anything, the essence and story is powerful and involving, with masterful acting.
A few things I don't like about it, is it's perpetuating an old cliche - that all rich people are bastards, rapists, racists, and treat immigrants like trash or something they can use and throw away. I do not support such liberal propaganda, but I suppose a cliche had to have come from somewhere, such things must have happened sometimes, so OK, whatever.
I also didn't like the ending for Van Buren character - it's a writer's cop out.

Guy Pearce must have been triggered by his character to suddenly come after Kevin Spacey, and kick him while he's down - not cool at all.

Otherwise I don't see why it would be called depressing or a depiction of how it's all so bad for poor immigrants. Seems it all worked out just fine for the characters, rather very well even. Spoiler alert, I guess. This isn't Schindler's List, some people need to get a grip, all first generation immigrants struggle somewhat, while settling down and establishing themselves.

 

[TheWildEye]

Yeah, I've got to find a realistic 4 hour window to watch this.
I might set my alarm for 4am on my day off. Make a pot of coffee and watch it before the world gets up.