Brody’s New Life After World War II in ‘The Brutalist’ Trailer
A24 releases director Brady Corbet’s historical epic in theaters after its premiere at the Venice Film Fest.
A24 releases the film December 20, at the height of the Oscar season, after its acclaimed premiere at the Venice Film Fest in September.
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Rounding out the cast are Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé and Alessandro Nivola.
The Brutalist focuses on László Tóth (Brody), a Jewish architect who immigrates to the U.S. with wife Erzsébet (Jones) after World War II. Following their arrival, Tóth lands a mysterious wealthy client (Pearce), who plays a key role in the architect’s path
Corbet (Vox Lux) helmed the film from a script he co-wrote with Mona Fastvold. Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison and Brian Young serve as producers.
The Brutalist premiered Sept. 1 in Venice, with Corbet winning the fest’s prize for the best director.
In an interview at that time, the director explained why he decided to center the movie on the brutalist architectural movement.
“Brutalist architecture is representative of something that people do not understand and that they want torn down and ripped away. The film is about how post-war psychology shaped post-war architecture.”
