Adrien Brody Starts a New Life After World War II in ‘The Brutalist’ Trailer

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones star within the first trailer for director Brady Corbet‘s acclaimed historic drama characteristic The Brutalist.

A24 releases the movie Dec. 20 following its premiere over the summer time on the Venice Movie Competition. Rounding out the forged are Man Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé and Alessandro Nivola.

The Brutalist focuses on László Tóth (Brody), a Jewish architect who immigrates to the U.S. with spouse Erzsébet (Jones) after World Conflict II. Following their arrival, Tóth lands a mysterious rich consumer (Pearce), who performs a key position within the architect’s path.

“Welcome to America,” Brody says within the trailer following a montage of moments from his character’s life.

Corbet (Vox Lux) helmed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Mona Fastvold. Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison and Brian Younger function producers.

The Brutalist premiered Sept. 1 in Venice, with Corbet profitable the fest’s prize for one of the best director. Throughout an interview at the moment, the filmmaker instructed The Hollywood Reporter why he determined to middle the film on the brutalist architectural motion.

“Brutalist structure is consultant of one thing that folks don’t perceive and that they need torn down and ripped away,” Corbet mentioned. “So, the movie is about how post-war psychology formed post-war structure.”

In his overview for THR, chief movie critic David Rooney wrote that The Brutalist’s “expansive story of a superb Bauhaus-trained Hungarian Jewish architect who survives World Conflict II and begins a brand new life in Pennsylvania is a provocative unique.”

He additionally famous, “Brody pours himself into the character with bristling intelligence and inner fireplace, holding nothing again as he viscerally conveys each exultant highs and gutting sorrows.”