Is The Brutalist Based on a True Story or a Book?

Story by Tamal Kundu

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A Holocaust survivor architect pursues the American dream, but his Brutalist vision remains unrealized in this fictionalized historical drama.

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Director Brady Corbet drew inspiration from real-life Bauhaus architects whose dreams were derailed by WWII, but couldn't find any specific examples to base the story on.
The film's protagonist, László Tóth, is not based on a real person, but rather represents the creative spirits whose Brutalist architectural visions were never fully realized.

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Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Jean-Louis Cohen, Adrien Brody, Bauhaus school, The Brutalist