[Quick Summary: After WWII, a Hungarian architect flees to the U.S., where he tries to eke out a living and meets a wealthy client who offers a plum assignment.]
PROGRAMMING NOTE: For this year's 2025 Oscar roundup, I'm going to feature my single favorite line from each of the 10 scripts.
This is a slightly more sophisticated script than others I've seen. It's much more about the dynamic between characters, rather than in the narrative.
I think it's how daring the characters are in relation to each other.
For example, the Erzsebet character, who stole the show, comes to the home of the wealthy Mr. Van Buren in Act 3.
In front of his two adult kids, associates, she plans to confront him about what he did to her husband.
The amazing thing is that Van Buren only asks where Laszlo is, then DOES NOTHING ELSE.
When she accuses him, everyone acts on Van Buren's behalf. His son drags her out. His daughter Maggie Lee is screaming, trying to help.
Then Erzsebet delivers the most damning line:
ERZSEBET: YOU ARE NOT EXCUSED, HARRISON VAN BUREN!
WHAT I'VE LEARNED: It's not necessarily what's said, but the interactions/setup that led up to this explosive damnation.
The Brutalist (2025)(3/12/23 final shooting draft)
by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
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