A24’s “The Brutalist” is nearly here.
The historical epic, which traces the life of a Holocaust survivor and architect (Adrien Brody) who falls under the sway of a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce), hits theaters on Dec. 20. The new trailer teases the oversized scope of the film. Watch it below.
Directed by Brady Corbet and written by Corbet and Mona Fastvold, “The Brutalist” is massive – shot in 35mm, scanned at a resolution equivalent to 70mm (and exhibited in 70mm), this movie is over three hours long, features a 15-minute intermission and an overture and epilogue. Like we said: massive.
“The Brutalist” had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival earlier this fall, where it won the Silver Lion for Corbet (this is where A24 grabbed the movie). It also played at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. It received rave reviews (it currently sits at an 88 on Metacritic and a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes).
TheWrap’s own review said that “The Brutalist” “both mourns and celebrates American ambition — the ambitions of an immigrant class trying for a new life with no guarantee of success, and the ambitions of a filmmaker filling a canvas with a lifetime of obsessions.”
In addition to Brody and Pearce, the film also stars Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Alessandro Nivola.
“The Brutalist” hits theaters on Dec. 20.
