"The Brutalist" is a nearly four-hour historical drama starring Adrien Brody as celebrated architect László Tóth. Here's what's real in the new movie.

To tell his story, Corbet dusted off VistaVision, a cinematic format developed 70 years ago that yields a richer, more luxurious image. It was a technique embraced by filmmakers like the late Stanley Kubrick, but it hasn’t been seen in North American theatres in over 60 years.

In depicting an architect who flees Nazi Germany, the Oscar-winning actor was mindful of his mother’s journey to America.

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Adrien Brody speaks at the premiere of The Brutalist about how the film made him understand his mother's experience as an immigrant from Hungary.