In The Brutalistenjoying plenty of positive chatter as awards season prepares to kick off with the Golden Globes, Joe Alwyn plays Harry, the son of a wealthy industrialist, with a performance he says was inspired by President-elect Donald Trump and his offspring.
Alwyn Toll The Guardian newspaper that he perceived Harry as “a bad man, but rather interesting”, going on to explain:
“Look at who the new president of the United States is and his family. Family businesses are often very insular, stunted and hollow. And we see it with Trump and his children: “I can do what I want. » A criminal convicted of sexual assault and grabbing them by the pussy and all that. Unfortunately, there is no answer.
The Brutalist is up for seven Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, including a best actor nomination for former Oscar winner Adrien Brody (who received a gong at the Palm Springs International Film Festival this weekend), a best actor nomination Actress for Felicity Jones, Best Supporting Actor for Guy Pearce and Best Director’s Nod for Brady Corbet
The film, made for less than $10 million, is three and a half hours long and tells the story of the American dream through the eyes of Brody’s László Tóth, a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who emigrates to America.
Alwyn Toll The Guardian he initially did not think the film would check enough boxes to attract a wide audience, stating: “To be honest, I thought maybe it would be a really good movie that not many people would end up seeing… Considering the downsides , given that it meets most of the criteria of what you’re not supposed to make a film of these days: length, content, all that – anything beyond that is a very good surprise. »
