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“It’s totally unexpected, to be honest,” Corbet tells us.
“I assumed that the film would be a lot more divisive than it’s been.
Some people hate it but, for the most part, it’s been a very warm reception.”
A week after our conversation, the movie wasnominated for 10 Oscars.
“What I found interesting was thinking about their relationship as a father and son,” Alwyn says.
And perhaps he does but, in some ways, he finds that through her."
And that’s much like life and the artistic journey.
You have to find beauty and gratitude in those moments that you do find great inspiration.
We’re all yearning for that."
“And so desire is so integral to the maintenance of their spirits.
There’s an intensity to their intimacy.”
That kind of intimacy can only be achieved through sensitivity behind the camera, too.
“But to make great cinema, you have to be vulnerable, really, as a director.
“It’s funny, the life of a filmmaker.
But that’s kind of all it is.
Martin Scorsese still struggles to get his own movies made, and he’s Martin Scorsese.”
I think that what is good for our film is good for the ecosystem of the medium.”
The Brutalist is out now in UK cinemas and US theaters.
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