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Adrien Brody's performance in 'The Brutalist' hits home for descendants of immigrants and Holocaust survivors

JL;DR SUMMARY Adrien Brody's portrayal of a Holocaust survivor and immigrant architect in 'The Brutalist' hit home for many at a recent 92ndY event, as he discussed themes of immigrant struggles and the American dream. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust SurvivorArtificial IntelligenceImmigrant ExperienceAmerican DreamOscar NominationHungarian JewishAdrien BrodyThe BrutalistBrady Corbet92ndy

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New York, United States
"At the 92nd Street Y in New York on Sunday night, Oscar-nominated actor Adrien Brody shared that his latest performance portrayed the disappointment many immigrants encounter as they move to the United States."
Hungary
"The talk focused mostly on The Brutalist, where Brody plays fictional Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor and architect Lszl Tth."
Pennsylvania, United States
"the film charts Tths journey to America after the war and his challenges while working for an old-money, Waspy family in Pennsylvania."

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