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‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jewish architects

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Brutalist," an upcoming film gaining Oscar buzz, spotlights the stories of Jewish postwar architects like Louis Kahn and Marcel Breuer through a fictional character, 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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HolocaustAdrien BrodyThe BrutalistBrady CorbetJewish ArchitectsPostwar ArchitectureBrutalismLouis KahnMarcel Breuer

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Corbet told a crowd at the Chicago International Film Festival following a screening of the film in October."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"a Holocaust survivor and acclaimed architect as he attempts to complete a monumental structure in suburban Philadelphia."
Venice, Italy
"The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival this fall."
Hungary
"Lszls wedding in prewar Hungary, with a smiling, happy Jewish family."
Lithuania
"These monuments all over the world, Chicago, Lithuania, New York, Israel, you name it, theyre so radical."
New York, United States
"These monuments all over the world, Chicago, Lithuania, New York, Israel, you name it, theyre so radical."
Israel
"Later, after a series of setbacks in America, one of his family members encourages him to move to Israel."
Germany
"was forced to renounce his Judaism while he lived in Germany."

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