What is Brutalism? And why do architects hate 'The Brutalist'?


Surprisingly, almost no Brutalist architecture appears in 'The Brutalist' – until we glimpse Toth's completed masterpiece at the end of the three-and-a-half-hour film. Photo: AFP

The Brutalist, an epic drama loosely inspired by the life and work of architect Marcel Breuer, is one of the favourites for the Oscars.

But the film has drawn scorn from design experts, who accuse it of glaring errors, and question whether its main character is even a Brutalist architect.

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