(2024, UK, 215')
The director of The Childhood of a Leader (2015) and Vox Lux, both presented at the Venice Film Festival, returns to Venice with a new film shot in 70mm, depicting the life of a visionary architect who is resistant to compromise. László Toth, a Hungarian Jew who survived Auschwitz, emigrates to the United States with his wife after the war, where he endures years of poverty until a mysterious client entrusts him with a colossal project…
Director, screenwriter, and actor Brady Corbet (1988, Scottsdale, Arizona) began his career as an actor, appearing in numerous independent films and television series, including Thirteen (2003), Mysterious Skin (2004), and Funny Games (2007). He made his directorial debut with The Childhood of a Leader (2015), which explores the childhood of a future dictator inspired by 20th-century dictatorships. The film won the Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. Corbet returned to Venice in 2018 with his second film, Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law, a dark and provocative tale about celebrity culture.
