The Brutalist, a historical epic set in Doylestown, earns Adrien Brody his second Oscar for Best Actor, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Brody first won the award in 2002 for his role in The Pianist.
The movie earned ten Oscar nominations and won three, including Best Cinematography and Best Film Score.
The Brutalist is set in Doylestown but was filmed in Hungary. It follows Jewish Hungarian architect László Tóth, played by Brody, as he immigrates to the United States in 1947 after surviving the Holocaust. In the movie, he partners with wealthy industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, played by Guy Pearce, to build a community center in Doylestown.
Director Brady Corbet said Doylestown and Philadelphia were chosen as the film’s setting because the Northeast was a hub for many prominent mid-century designers as well as being a hotspot for modern architecture.
The director chose to film in Hungary because its locations more closely resemble the 1950s and 1960s Philadelphia. The city has changed so much since then that accurately depicting its past on camera is difficult.
The Brutalist can currently be streamed on several popular services, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.
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