Brady Corbet’s Wildly Ambitious Period Epic ‘The Brutalist’ Blows Minds at Venice Premiere, Gets 13-Minute Standing Ovation
The Brutalist chronicles the journey of Hungarian-born Jewish architect, László Tóth (Adrien Brody), who emigrates to the United States in 1947 to experience the “American dream.” Initially forced to toil in poverty, he soon wins a contract with a mysterious and wealthy client, Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), that will change the course of the next 30 years of his life.