The Brutalist (OmU)

In the organizer's words:

Fleeing the Holocaust, the visionary Hungarian-Jewish architect László Toth comes to America to rebuild his life, his work and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after they were torn apart by changing borders and regimes during the war. Alone in a foreign land, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and influential industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a high price.

Brady Corbet's fictional-biographical historical drama deals with far more than just the eponymous modernist architectural style. While the barren concrete building deliberately conveys spatial coldness and cultural alienation, it primarily reflects the emotional and psychological depth and inner conflicts of the protagonist, who is caught between rich and poor, money and art, overwhelmed by hope, religion, addiction and immigration in his search for the American dream. Often described as a masterpiece, the three-time Oscar winner (camera, music, lead actor) impresses not only thanks to the VistaVision format with a retro-aesthetic immersive play of colors of light and shadow, sharpness and blurring, but also through phenomenal acting, impressive set design and epochal musical composition. The monumental visual language of The Brutalist is a brilliant sensory overload for the big screen.