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The flawed brilliance of Queer and The Brutalist | film | ∞ The more movies I watch, the greater my appreciation for films that reach a pinnacle of what the medium can achieve, even with noticeable weaknesses. The Brutalist, didn't need one of its most difficult scenes, as it turns the subtext of the film into very obvious text.

It stars Adrien Brody as a Jewish-Hungarian architect and severely traumatized Holocaust survivor who emigrates to the United States, where he struggles to recover and get his life back on track. The. Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold talk 'The Brutalist,' the MPA rating, a pivotal sex scene, and the director's lasting friendship with Michael Haneke.

Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and The Brutalist director break down controversial cave scene: 'We shot it multiple ways' "We got much more graphic depictions," Brody tells EW. Powered by Expand Collapse. Sign in now. Director Brady Corbet.

Writers Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold. The Brutalist handles the subtext of power with care and sensitivity, which allows the undercurrent of threat to feel even more impactful. Cast See All. Adrien Brody. Instead, the scene feeds into negative queer stereotypes that focus on the defamatory portrayal of homosexuality.

Release Date December 20, Runtime Minutes. At this moment, the subtext of their dynamic becomes overt textthere is no room for interpretation, instead it is simply the bleak truth. Guy Pearce. The impact of the scene only serves to reiterate what the movie has already portrayed but does so in an extremely horrific moment that gay feels tonally displaced from the rest of the movie.

These flawed masterpieces are a rare phenomenon, so count me surprised to see two examples – Queer and The Brutalist – a day apart from each other at TIFF this year. The Brutalist does such a good job of hinting at this undercurrent of dominance without the need for such a devastating brutalist.

The Brutalist is a epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold. It results in the scene feeling tonally out of place and thrown in simply to allow the story to crawl to its conclusion. Their journey takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious and wealthy client alters the course of their lives, intertwining ambition with the challenges of a new world.