Adrien Brody
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You name it. And fortunately, a lot of that work that I had done in an effort to honor Spielman and the pianist and really to honor one man's journey that represented the loss of six million and spoke to such a horrific time in our history gave me a great deal of insight and understanding in what Laszlo's past experiences were that he is just on the precipice of overcoming as he
arrives to the United States. And so while this movie is a vastly different story and a story about an immigrant's journey, it is also the journey of someone who's endured that. And it's quite remarkable how that has lived with me and given me greater insight years later in a role like this.
arrives to the United States. And so while this movie is a vastly different story and a story about an immigrant's journey, it is also the journey of someone who's endured that. And it's quite remarkable how that has lived with me and given me greater insight years later in a role like this.
arrives to the United States. And so while this movie is a vastly different story and a story about an immigrant's journey, it is also the journey of someone who's endured that. And it's quite remarkable how that has lived with me and given me greater insight years later in a role like this.
Well, they both reference this time that has changed the shape and face of this world indelibly. And they both reference how intolerance and oppression and anti-Semitism and forces that are ugly exist and have deprived us of so much beauty in this world. This movie, The Brutalist, is a fictional story.
Well, they both reference this time that has changed the shape and face of this world indelibly. And they both reference how intolerance and oppression and anti-Semitism and forces that are ugly exist and have deprived us of so much beauty in this world. This movie, The Brutalist, is a fictional story.
Well, they both reference this time that has changed the shape and face of this world indelibly. And they both reference how intolerance and oppression and anti-Semitism and forces that are ugly exist and have deprived us of so much beauty in this world. This movie, The Brutalist, is a fictional story.
And the reason it's a fictional story is because when Brady and Mona were doing their research to try and write a film about a European architect who survived the Nazi occupation and carried on his work in America. there were none to be found because they'd all been killed. And then Brady and Mona had to find references of other wonderful creatives who...
And the reason it's a fictional story is because when Brady and Mona were doing their research to try and write a film about a European architect who survived the Nazi occupation and carried on his work in America. there were none to be found because they'd all been killed. And then Brady and Mona had to find references of other wonderful creatives who...
And the reason it's a fictional story is because when Brady and Mona were doing their research to try and write a film about a European architect who survived the Nazi occupation and carried on his work in America. there were none to be found because they'd all been killed. And then Brady and Mona had to find references of other wonderful creatives who...
were similar, like Marcel Brauer, who has left a wonderful legacy of work.
were similar, like Marcel Brauer, who has left a wonderful legacy of work.
were similar, like Marcel Brauer, who has left a wonderful legacy of work.
As an architect, but left in the mid-30s, fortunately. So I think the films obviously speak to this horrific time and speak to the power of art today and the beauty and the capacity for the human spirit to endure, and the power of the ability to create beauty and lightness amidst darkness, and to find purpose in art to transcend that darkness.
As an architect, but left in the mid-30s, fortunately. So I think the films obviously speak to this horrific time and speak to the power of art today and the beauty and the capacity for the human spirit to endure, and the power of the ability to create beauty and lightness amidst darkness, and to find purpose in art to transcend that darkness.
As an architect, but left in the mid-30s, fortunately. So I think the films obviously speak to this horrific time and speak to the power of art today and the beauty and the capacity for the human spirit to endure, and the power of the ability to create beauty and lightness amidst darkness, and to find purpose in art to transcend that darkness.
And you don't have the words, you don't have the vocabulary or confidence to speak in another language. I can understand a fair amount of French, but I'm very reticent to start speaking, especially when I'm in France, because I'm just not confident with that. And the pressure of coming to a new land and trying to communicate and express yourself And in a way, it's very hard for many people.
And you don't have the words, you don't have the vocabulary or confidence to speak in another language. I can understand a fair amount of French, but I'm very reticent to start speaking, especially when I'm in France, because I'm just not confident with that. And the pressure of coming to a new land and trying to communicate and express yourself And in a way, it's very hard for many people.
And you don't have the words, you don't have the vocabulary or confidence to speak in another language. I can understand a fair amount of French, but I'm very reticent to start speaking, especially when I'm in France, because I'm just not confident with that. And the pressure of coming to a new land and trying to communicate and express yourself And in a way, it's very hard for many people.
But yeah, I see what you're saying. I just respond to the circumstances as I can with the understanding of that character. A lot of the silence that exists or does not exist in a film is also up to the filmmaker and the editor. And the beauty of this film, and you can correct me if you feel differently, but in spite of its length, it does not feel long.