The Brutalist
Ticket Information
Standard: HKD 85
Concessions: HKD 68
The Brutalist
Hungarian architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) moves to the United States after surviving the Second World War. Holding out hope that he will reunite with his wife (Felicity Jones), Toth toils for the daily grind in his adopted country. While working as a laborer in Philadelphia, he has a chance encounter with a wealthy benefactor (Guy Pearce) that changes the course of his life once again. Shot in the now forgotten VistaVision format, The Brutalist captures the mythical grandeur of postwar America through the eyes of an immigrant. Director Brady Corbet actualises his ambitious project under the risk-averse climate of Hollywood while star Adrien Brody is once again the beating heart of an epic story.
The film will be screened with a fifteen-minute intermission.
The screening on 23 February will be followed by a post-screening talk. Details to be announced soon.
About the Director
Brady Corbet (b. 1988, United States) started his career as a child actor. His turn as a troubled teenager in Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin (2004) was positively received in the arthouse circuit. He then starred in Michael Haneke’s English remake of the psychological thriller Funny Games (2007). In 2015, he directed his first film The Childhood of a Leader. Then he directed Natalie Portman in the critically acclaimed Vox Lux (2018). The Brutalist premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2024 and was awarded the Silver Lion for Best Direction.
Image at top: Brady Corbet. The Brutalist, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Universal Pictures (Hong Kong) Limited