The star of Brady Corbet’s film returned to talk about his preparation for the experience on set.
Adrien Brody has developed a particularly close bond with The Brutalistthe Brady Corbet film in which he plays the Hungarian architect László Tóth, who emigrates to the United States at the end of the Second World War.
In a recent interview, Brody explained that the project had great meaning for him because his family lived through asimilar experience to that of his character.
The meaning of the role and the mother’s visit to the set
“I’ve had a lifetime of preparation for this role” Brody explained “I have long wanted a role of this complexity, which tackled so many issues that were personal to me. I come from very humble origins, I have never taken it for granted”.
The regret is for his grandparents:“I wish they could have seen part of my journey. Their struggles profoundly influenced my process.” His mother visited him on the set in Budapest: “She saw everything. But I think visiting this set and seeing this film was particularly important”.
The work on the voice and the connection with The Pianist
Adrien Brody revealed that he remembers his grandparents’ dialect and thanks to a diction coach he managed to find a voice from the time that could also remember his grandfather’s inflection:“Shooting in Budapest I also felt the responsibility not to look ridiculous in front of my crew”.
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The Oscar for The Pianist made him the youngest actor to win theOscar for best male actor in 2002:“The Brutalist begins where The Pianist ends, in a way. It’s the journey of a Jewish immigrant, fighting to survive”.
