The moody, inky cinematography is acting like the work of the Prince of Darkness himself, Gordon Willis.
The recreations of 20th century American life playing out over several decades suggests a meticulous attention to detail.
Its as if youre viewing a time capsule from a bygone era of filmmaking.
Guy Pearce, Adrien Brody and Isaach de Bankolé in ‘The Brutalist.'
Its not just that they dont make movies like this anymore of course they dont!
Corbet and his cowriter Mona Fastvold toiled seven years on this.
Every second of their work shows onscreen.
The man is Lazslo Toth (Adrien Brody).
Before the war, he was a celebrated Hungarian architect who studied at Bauhaus.
They run a furniture-making business in Pennsylvania, dubbed Miller & Sons.
Atillas surname has been changed to something less Eastern European and more Catholic.
The sons are fictional: People here like a family business.
The accent is barely discernible.
Its supposed to be a surprise gift for Dad.
Lazslo is enlisted to design it.
He doesnt just want to praise his work and compensate him for his labor.
Its one of those performances that makes you rethink an actors entire filmography.
But its easy to recognize it as a bold, visionary, sweeping work of art right now.
