In The Brutalist, Adrien Brody portrays a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who aspires to resume his architectural career. At Venice, the movie earned fantastic reviews.
The Brutalist, a new film by Adrien Brody, had an incredible debut at the ongoing Venice Film Festival. According to a report on Variety, the Brady Corbet-directed historical drama picture had a record 12-minute standing ovation following its world debut in the festival’s Main Competition division. Along with the rest of the cast, the actor was seen wiping away tears as he observed the audience’s delight.
The Brutalist wows Venice
As the applause persisted after the movie’s premiere, the source claimed that Adrien Brody was “overcome with emotion.” As to the report, the actor attempted to redirect the applause towards his director and fellow actors, but it continued landing on him despite his attempts to wipe away the tears and hold his head in his hands.
Alessandro Nivola, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach De Bankolé, and Felicity Jones are also featured in The Brutalist. With a 15-minute festival interval, its 215-minute duration was accommodated.
Following its global release, the movie received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with reviewers applauding its scale and ambition and ranking it among the year’s best movies. Adrien Brody gives the best performance of his career, and many social media users noted that he ought to be nominated for Best Actor Oscar the following year. For his role in The Pianist, the actor has already been awarded an Oscar in the same category.
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The Brutalist “chronicles the journey of Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Tóth, who emigrates to the United States of America in 1947,” according to the official synopsis posted on the festival website. After being made to work in poverty at first, he soon receives a contract that would alter the next thirty years of his life.
The Venice Film Festival will end on September 7 after opening on August 28.
