The Brutalist

The Brutalist is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Brady Corbet from a screenplay by Corbet and Mona Fastvold. The film stars Joel Edgerton and Marion Cotillard. The ensemble cast also includes Mark Rylance, Sebastian Stan, Vanessa Kirby, Isaach de Bankolé, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Alessandro Nivola. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Poland.

The Brutalist
Directed byBrady Corbet
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLol Crawley[1]
Edited byDávid Jancsó[1]
Music byDaniel Blumberg
Production
companies
Countries
  • United States
  • Poland[3]
Languages
  • English
  • Yiddish
  • Hungarian
  • Italian

Plot

The film chronicles 30 years in the life of László Tóth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survived the Holocaust. After the end of World War II, he emigrated to the United States with his wife Erzsébet to experience the "American dream". László initially endures poverty and indignity, but he soon lands a contract with a mysterious and wealthy client that will change the course of his life.

Cast

Production

Development

On September 6, 2018, Deadline reported that director Brady Corbet had chosen the period drama The Brutalist as his next project following the world premiere of his second feature film, Vox Lux.[4] Andrew Lauren Productions (ALP) developed the screenplay with Corbet and financed the film.[4] Corbet co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Mona Fastvold, with whom he co-wrote the 2015 film The Childhood of a Leader and the 2018 film Vox Lux.[5] The film is produced by Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim for ALP, Trevor Matthews and Nick Gordon for Brookstreet Pictures,[6] and Brian Young's Three Six Zero,[4] co-produced by the Polish company Madants, [3][7] and executive produced by Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, and David Hinojosa of Killer Films.[6]

On September 2, 2020, Deadline announced that Joel Edgerton and Marion Cotillard had been cast as the film's leads, László Toth and Erzsébet Toth, respectively, and that Mark Rylance was cast in the role of László's mysterious client.[6] Sebastian Stan, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, Raffey Cassidy and Stacy Martin were also announced in unknown roles.[6] Corbet described The Brutalist as "a film which celebrates the triumphs of the most daring and accomplished visionaries; our ancestors", and the project which is so far the closest to his heart and family history.[6] Filming was scheduled to begin in Poland in January 2021.[8][6] Protagonist Pictures presented the project to buyers at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] The film takes place in Philadelphia and will be shot in English, Yiddish, Hungarian and Italian.[5][6]

Director of photography Lol Crawley, editor Dávid Jancsó, and costume designer Kate Forbes were announced on March 9, 2023.[1] Daniel Blumberg will compose the film's score.[9]

Filming

Filming was originally set to start in 2020,[10] but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[10] It was then scheduled to start in January 2021,[8] but it was postponed to August 2021,[11] then it was postponed again to late spring 2022.[10] In an interview for the podcast The Sync Reporter on August 11, 2022, Brady Corbet said that filming was postponed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and also because there were pregnancies and deaths in the families of the film's cast and crew in the meantime.[12] Corbet also said that filming would begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.[12] In an interview for Italian magazine Muse on February 22, 2023, Stacy Martin said that her next project with Corbet would begin in March 2023.[13]

After several delays, filming finally began on March 16, 2023.[14][15]

References
  1. "Lol Crawley, Dávid Jancsó & Kate Forbes on The Brutalist". Lux Artists. March 9, 2023. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. "Dávid Jancsó". Lux Artists. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. Hundic, Stjepan; Roxborough, Scott (July 8, 2021). "The Streaming Age Has Turned Poland Into a Deep-Pocketed Production Paradise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. White, Peter (September 6, 2018). "'Vox Lux' Director Brady Corbet Sets Artist Drama 'The Brutalist' As Next Project". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. Keslassy, Elsa (November 22, 2018). "'Vox Lux' Director Brady Corbet on His Next Project, 'The Brutalist'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. Wiseman, Andreas (September 2, 2020). "Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Mark Rylance, Sebastian Stan & Vanessa Kirby To Lead Brady Corbet's Sweeping Immigrant Drama 'The Brutalist'". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. Kemp, Stuart (May 15, 2022). "The Euro 75: Madants (Poland)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. "The Brutalist - Production List". productionlist.com. November 16, 2020. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. Ottewill, Jim. "Daniel Blumberg on scoring The World To Come & how Cafe Oto shaped him". Spitfire Audio. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  10. Titze, Anne-Katrin (December 9, 2021). "At the heart of the character | Alessandro Nivola on his upcoming projects, The Many Saints Of Newark, and Gay Talese". Eye For Film. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. Film Updates (July 16, 2021). "EXCLU: Production on Brady Corbet's #TheBrutalist starring Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Sebastian Stan, Vanessa Kirby, Mark Rylance, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Isaach De Bankolé will begin this August". Twitter. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. "The Sync Report | Brady Corbet". audioboom.com. August 11, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023. Corbet starts talking about The Brutalist at the 1:11:48 mark.
  13. Ortolani, Guia (February 22, 2023). "Stacy Martin in Conversation with Guia Ortolani". Muse Magazine. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  14. "Gemma Hoff's Instagram story from March 16, 2023: "The Brutalist" Call Sheet | Shooting Day 1 | Thursday, 16 March, 2023". Imgur. March 16, 2023. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023.
  15. Ruimy, Jordan (March 16, 2023). "Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' FINALLY Starts Production". World of Reel. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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