Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost…
Brady Corbet
Brady Corbet is a writer, director and actor who made his feature directorial debut in 2015 with The Childhood of a Leader, lauded with critical acclaim and decorated at the Venice Film Festival with the Orrizonti Best Director and Luigi De Laurentiis Lion of the Future Awards. His following film, Vox Lux, was hailed by critics after it premiered in competition at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, London Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. Starring Academy Award Winner Natalie Portman and Academy Award nominee Jude Law, with original music by Sia, the film was picked up for U.S. theatrical distribution by Neon. In television, he directed several episodes of Apple TV’s The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried.
October 30, 2024 19:30
November 3, 2024 15:30
in English, Hungarian and Yiddish
with English and Hungarian subtitles
Venice Film Festival 2024 - (Competition) - Best Director
Toronto International Film Festival 2024 (Special Presentations)
Vox Lux (2018)
The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé
Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Screenwriter: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Producer: Saskia Gigi Duff, Alex Goldberger, Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Joseph King Salwen, Brian Young
Editor: Dávid Jancsó
Music: Daniel Blumberg
Hungarian Distributor: UIP-Dunafilm
Colour: colour
Run time: 215 min
