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Form Without Function

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Brutalist," a film by Brady Corbet, dives into the immigrant experience in post-World War II America through the lens of Hungarian Jewish architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody. 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 SurvivorsJewish IdentityImmigrant ExperienceAmerican DreamCapitalismAdrien BrodyPost WwiiLászló TóthArt And Architecture

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"From there, things only go downhillthough as the titles and credits run on the screen, we see a level enough road. Tth speeds from New York to stay with a cousin in Philadelphia, and we see the asphalt roll by under the buss wheels as Blumbergs score beats and thrums."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Tth speeds from New York to stay with a cousin in Philadelphia, and we see the asphalt roll by under the buss wheels as Blumbergs score beats and thrums."
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
"Van Buren commissions him to build a community center in nearby Doylestown."
Hungary
"The troubled, brooding, Hungarian Jewish architect Lszl Tth (Adrien Brody) stumbles around in noisy darkness; images veer in and out of focus, jumbled and jumping, as if our senses were being knocked about in the tumult."
Buchenwald, Thuringia, Germany
"Are these the barracks of Buchenwald from which the lead character has been freed?"
Carrara, Massa and Carrara, Italy
"This happens when they are in Carrara, Italy, to pick marble from its famous quarry."
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