2024 · drama · history
The Brutalist
Directed by Brady Corbet3h 35m2024
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
Our read: The Brutalist (2024) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, grounded drama · history entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
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