Adrien Brody Discusses ‘The Brutalist’ and His Personal Connection to Its Tragedies

The great Adrien Brody sits down to discuss his massive epic, ‘The Brutalist,’ from director Brady Corbet. Brody discusses what many consider to be the best film of the year, how it relates to his previous film ‘The Pianist,’ and his family’s personal history and how it connects with ‘The Brutalist,’ out Dec. 20 from A24.
Escaping postwar Europe, visionary architect László Toth (played by Adrien Brody) arrives in America to rebuild his life, his career, and his marriage. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent.