This new 215 minute historical drama is currently the talk of the Venice Film Festival.

From Deadline :

‘The Brutalist’ Post-WWII Epic Wows With 13-Minute Ovation – Venice Film Festival

Brady Corbet’s 215-minute post-WWII epic The Brutalist had its world premiere here at the Venice Film Festival this afternoon with the starry drama receiving a 13-minute, five-second ovation from the Sala Grande audience.

On hand were Corbet — whose Vox Lux and Childhood of a Leader previously made their debuts on the Lido — along with cast members Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Stacy Martin, Raffey Cassidy, Emma Laird, Isaach De Bankolé and Alessandro Nivola.

Although the movie was long enough to require an intermission — which broke out with its own 17-second ovation — the reception to the finale was enthusiastic with plenty of “Brava”s thrown from the audience. Ethan Hawke was even in the crowd, remaining on-hand throughout the ovation.



In The Brutalist, Brody stars as László Tóth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who emigrates to the U.S. with his wife Erzsébet after surviving the Holocaust. As they seek to rebuild their legacy in America, a mysterious and wealthy client (Pearce) ends up changing their lives forever. Corbet co-wrote the screenplay with Norwegian filmmaker and wife Mona Fastvold (The World to Come).

Brody told the Venice press corps earlier today that he had felt “immediate kinship and understanding” for the character of Tóth due to the trajectory of his mother, the photographer Sylvia Plachy, an immigrant who fled Hungary in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution. “She was a refugee and emigrated to the United States, and much like László started again and lost their home and pursued a dream of being an artist… I understand a great deal about the repercussions of that on her life and her work as an artist, which I think is a wonderful parallel with László… This fiction feels very real to me.”

In his review of the film, Deadline’s Damon Wise wrote, “There’s a perverse charm to (Corbet’s) hardcore aesthetic, just as there was in Childhood of a Leader and Vox Lux. The Brutalist reprises some of those film’s themes, and vast chunks of cast, but somehow it doesn’t quite feel as finished. Then again, as Frank Lloyd Wright might say, does any architect every really finish?”

Focus Features acquired international rights to the film during the Berlinale.

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I plan to try and see this during NYFF.

Rottentomatoes link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_brutalist

Who the hey is clapping for more than a few seconds, much less 3, 5, 10, 13 minutes?

Especially after a three and a half hour movie. I'd be running for the restroom, not wanting to clap for another quarter hour!

Applause for the projectionists dealing with more than 300 pounds of 70mm film!

I've been wondering for a while who is going to snatch up the US rights for this... and why Focus only took international.

The answer is….. A24

If it already wasn't apparent that A24 abandoned campaigning Sing Sing, that solidifies it.

I don’t get it either. It’s like half an episode of Friends spent applauding. I’ve never seen anything worthy of that.

Really excited for this. Looking forward to all the “it’s too long” salty tears.

Limited release starts Dec. 20:
https://deadline.com/2024/09/a24-que...es-1236097950/

A very good film… the types of which they don’t make anymore. Very much evoking the films that auteur filmmakers were doing in the 70s. It definitely feels bigger in scope than the $6mil budget.

It’s the best Brody has been in years. Guy Pearce was exceptional too.

Acclaim is warranted, but I’m not sure this will connect with general audiences.

I’m glad I got to see this projected on film.

It definitely did not feel too long to me. It is really well paced. In comparison, I thought Killers of the Flower Moon felt excruciatingly too long.

I am really excited about this one. And I thought the Joker musical was very good.

I figured I’d post that one in here so I don’t get the shit kicked out of me over in the joker thread. lol

I’ve enjoyed Brody‘s work for a long time, but he’s hit and miss sometimes

The movie is long-finished. I've waited for months and that's the trailer I get? Do better, A24!

Still really looking forward to this. But I doubt my wife is willing to go to a 4 hour movie in a theater with me.

then go by yourself like the rest of us film nerds.

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I'm glad they're starting to put out some of the music from the film. The score is excellent.

Once I heard (ship), I was like ok just give him the Oscar now. My anticipation for this one is through the roof.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/t...ts-1236237022/

They are starting to roll out 70MM screenings as well.

This will also likely be released unrated, as the MPAA is trying to give it an NC-17 rating. The film does not warrant that rating.

I started reading The Fountainhead and then saw the newest trailer and had to do a double take. It's clearly taking from that novel in some parts. Too bad the initial release is in Century City and The Vista theater. CC is too far and The Vista's neighborhood is a pain in the ass to navigate through. I'll wait to see it in January when it expands and hopefully plays at my local AMC.

Saw this last night. Intermission was a little weird but it is nice to not have to worry about missing anything while using the bathroom.

I thought the movie was good but not great. I was expecting it to the great so I was let down. For 2024 movies, I liked Anora more.

I'm starting to see screenings pop up at some of my local theatres this weekend before the bigger expansion next weekend.

Yeah, scored tickets for it in Laser IMAX for Sunday.