Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost… With Oscar and Golden Globe-winner Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones (in an Oscar-nominated performance), Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy.

THE BRUTALIST is one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, and was nominated for an incredible 10 Academy Awards, winning trophies in categories including Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Original Score (Daniel Blumberg), and Cinematography (Lol Crawford).

“It is so specific, lived-in and vibrant that you want to spend more time in this world even when it’s harrowing.” (Filmweek NPR)

“Brady Corbet’s seismic drama reaches for the sky as it surveys the soul of a man and a nation. There will be Oscars.” (Empire Magazine)

“The magisterial (yet also often funny) performances from virtually every member of the cast… and the sheer painterly beauty of its compositions make this one of the few movies this year I almost immediately went back to see for a second time.” (Slate)

“A harrowing 215-minute epic of perseverance, trauma, exploitation, and anti-Semitism, it’s a bracing examination of the scars of war, the difficulty of recovery, and the genius, madness, and self-destruction begat by calamity. “ (The Daily Beast)

“Brady Corbet’s engulfing masterpiece about an immigrant architect (an Oscarbound Adrien Brody) is the best movie of the year, but it’s also way more than that— an unsentimental; uncompromising thunderbolt of pure cinema that Corbet has built to last.” (ABC News)

Friday, April 4
Doors 6:45 pm | Movie 7:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE

*Please note: This film screens with a brief intermission.

Sunday, April 6
Doors 4:00 pm | Movie 4:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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*Please note: This film screens with a brief intermission.

THE BRUTALIST (Brady Corbet, 2024 / 214 mins / 18A ) When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client.

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