As they scout the mines of Carrara to find marble for their gargantuan Pennsylvania monument, Hungarian architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) and his brooding American financier Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce) stumble into an isolated corner of a cave — and,

There, he is recruited by Guy Pearce’s smooth but dangerous plutocrat Harrison Van Buren to work on a hugely ambitious modernist building project. So convincing is Corbet’s sweeping epic ...

The Brutalist, releasing on January 24, is gaining attention for Guy Pearce’s BAFTA-nominated performance. Directed by Brady Corbet, the Golden Globe-winning film follows a Holocaust survivor’s life-changing journey.

Over the years, Guy Pearce has been good in most all things. But he’s been particularly good at playing characters with a refined disposition who harbor darker impulses underneath. That was true of his breakout performance in “L.

After roles in “Memento” and “L.A. Confidential” made him famous, Pearce turned his back on Hollywood. At age 57, he’s returned in “The Brutalist.”

Adrien Brody captivates as a post-war immigrant who comes to America to chase his version of the American Dream.

(Guy Pearce) who hires the architect to build a ... The Brutalist sees Adrien Brody play Hungarian Jewish architect Laszlo Toth, and the actor drew inspiration from his own family background ...

An emotional epic, it traces the course of one man’s efforts to rediscover his identity and place in society, taking its time to consider myriad aspects of his resurrection.

NEW YORK — Over the years, Guy Pearce has been good in most all things. But he’s been particularly good at playing characters with a refined disposition who harbor darker impulses underneath.

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The Brutalist is a filmmaking tour de force of epic proportions, as Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce deliver the best performances of the year. An awards season juggernaut, The Brutalist

But it was partially in reaction to the monotony of the show that prompted Guy to seek out only the strangest and most interesting roles, as amply demonstrated in his 1994 breakout film role as Adam/Felicia in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.