In our recent Venice review of “Vox Lux,” Jessica Kiang said that filmmaker Brady Corbet “is comfortably en route toward the truly great film he’ll one day make.” As our review also states, the writer-director already made leaps in craftsmanship between his first film “The Childhood of a Leader” and the aforementioned film. So, it’s exciting to see what the young filmmaker has up his sleeve next. And it appears that what is next is a film titled “The Brutalist.”
Andrew Lauren Productions just announced they have re-teamed with Corbet after the recent “Vox Lux” to produce his latest film, “The Brutalist.” The film, which the filmmaker will write and direct, follows a Hungarian-born Jewish architect in 1947 that emigrates to the United States for a better life. After his initial failures, he finds that the course of his life is changed in his new home.
“I am thrilled to collaborate for the second time with everyone at Andrew Lauren Productions. ALP’s vision for the future of the medium is unique and uniquely ambitious; the ideal partners to bring this epic story to life,” says Corbet.
ALP chairman Andrew Lauren said, “We had such an incredible experience working with our good friend Brady on Vox Lux that it was only natural and fitting to collaborate with him on his next film. He is a phenomenal filmmaker with a brilliant career ahead of him.”
As the synopsis and title suggest, the film isn’t about any sort of violent brutality. Instead, the film is no doubt named after the Brutalist architecture movement of the mid-20th century. For those not aware of this style of architecture (and trust me, we don’t expect you to be familiar, as this is a film website), Brutalism refers to the style used in many massive government and institutional buildings, with the predominance of exposed, rugged concrete.
Now, as Corbet’s two previous films showcase, “The Brutalist” will obviously have something to say other than a history of architectural design. Most interesting of all, it’ll be a chance to see if the young filmmaker can keep his momentum going, and continue to perfect his craft, as he works on more and more films.
There’s no release date yet for “The Brutalist”