Brady Corbet praises Mona Fastvold's ambitious $10 million film 'The Testament of Ann Lee' at Venice, emphasizing the value of authentic storytelling by individual creators over corporate influence.
A24 has announced the first 70mm screenings of "The Brutalist," directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody, in New York City and Los Angeles starting December 19. The film, shot in VistaVision, is a three-hour epic about a Holocaust survivor and architect, and is considered a major Oscar contender. Attendees will receive collectible items, and the film will have a limited U.S. release on December 20, with a wider release in January.
Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, and Guy Pearce are among the cast confirmed for Brady Corbet's The Brutalist, which began filming in Hungary. The film, co-written by Corbet and Mona Fastvold, chronicles thirty years of an artist's life and follows visionary architect László Toth (Brody) and his wife Erzsébet (Jones) as they flee post-war Europe to rebuild their legacy in America. The cast also includes Raffey Cassidy, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Jonathan Hyde, and Peter Polycarpou.