The Brutalist

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-brutalist

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the film production countries?United States, United Kingdom, Hungary
2. What is the director's award at venice?Silver Lion for Best Direction
3. Who is the main character in The Brutalist?The main character is László, a Jewish-Hungarian architect who survived the Holocaust.
4. Why does László build things in the movie?He builds to heal from trauma and create a new, strong self. Architecture helps him bring order to a chaotic world.

Epic Period Drama: A cinematic genre characterized by grand scale, historical settings, and significant thematic depth.
Holocaust Survivor: An individual who endured and survived the systematic persecution and murder of Jews by the Nazi regime.
VistaVision: A high-resolution 35mm film format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s, known for its superior image quality and larger frame size.
Cinematography: The art and science of motion-picture photography, including the composition, lighting, and camera movement.