Adrien Brody may have been giving more time to TV series lately with Winning Time and Poker Face, but he’s set to star in a feature film this year with The Brutalist.
The movie directed by Brady Corbet has premiered at the Venice International Film Festival this year and is set to have a wide release in December, and we have our first trailer. Check this out:
Here’s the movie synopsis for The Brutalist:
When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client.
It’s interesting that Brody should be cast in the lead role of a holocaust survivor since one of his more famous roles was also that of a holocaust survivor in The Pianist. What’s more, his pianist character was also a master of his craft, and now it looks like he’s trading out music for architecture for this movie.
Just based on the visuals in the trailer, it does look like The Brutalist is going to be aiming to show off some stunning architecture. After all, Brutalism is a type of architecture that was popularized in the 50s and made use of exposed concrete and steel. There was also an emphasis on simple shapes, which lead to some very retro-futuristic designs; albeit the movement was criticized for being too monochrome and lifeless as time went on.
Hopefully we get a better look at the A24 film in the next few weeks.
The Brutalist is set to hit theaters on Dec. 20.
