The Brutalist facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Brutalist |
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| Directed by | Brady Corbet |
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| Music by | Daniel Blumberg |
| Cinematography | Lol Crawley |
| Editing by | Dávid Jancsó |
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| Release date(s) | September 1, 2024 (Venice) December 20, 2024 (United States) January 24, 2025 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 215 minutes |
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| Language | English Hungarian |
| Budget | $9.6 million |
| Money made | $1.7 million |
The Brutalist is a 2024 epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet from a script he co-wrote with Mona Fastvold. An international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, and Hungary, it stars Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and immigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life. The cast also features Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé, and Alessandro Nivola.
The Brutalist premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2024, where Corbet was awarded the Silver Lion for Best Direction. It received positive reviews and was named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the American Film Institute. It won three awards at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama. It was released in the United States by A24 on December 20, 2024, and set to be released in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures and Focus Features on January 24, 2025.
Cast
- Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who emigrates to America
- Felicity Jones as Erzsébet Tóth, László's wife
- Guy Pearce as Harrison Lee Van Buren, a wealthy industrialist who becomes László's most important client
- Joe Alwyn as Harry Lee Van Buren, Harrison's entitled and pompous young son
- Raffey Cassidy as Zsófia, László's mute, orphaned teenage niece
- Ariane Labed as adult Zsófia
- Stacy Martin as Maggie Van Buren, Harry's twin sister
- Emma Laird as Audrey, Attila's wife
- Isaach de Bankolé as Gordon, László's friend
- Alessandro Nivola as Attila, a furniture store owner in Philadelphia and László's cousin
- Michael Epp as Jim Simpson
- Jonathan Hyde as Leslie Woodrow
- Peter Polycarpou as Michael Hoffman
- Maria Sand as Michelle Hoffman
- Salvatore Sansone as Orazio, László's friend in Carrara
See also
In Spanish: The Brutalist para niños
