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Pablo Larrainâs biopic Maria, based on true accounts, tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the worldâs greatest opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.
The Brutalist chronicles the journey of Hungarian-born Jewish architect, LĂĄszlĂł TĂłth (Adrien Brody), who emigrates to the United States in 1947 to experience the âAmerican dream.â 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.
The Warner Bros. title is tracking to open as high as $80 million at the North American box office when it bows in theaters Sept. 6, according to sources with access to data from leading research firm NRG.
That year, the Golden Lion went to eventual Best Picture winner âNomadland,â a fitting choice that more or less encapsulated the restrained, disillusioned attitude that began to take hold once we learned that this pandemic would go on longer than âjust two more weeks.â What shouldnât be forgotten, however, is that Chloe Zhaoâs film captured the moment without itself feeling like a hopeless slog, but rather for the sense of underlying drive for life in the face of changing fortunes.