In the United States, the sponsor is compared and there is a stormy party by many critics. His image power is incredible. With 10 Oscar nominations, he is one of the big favorites at this year’s Academy Awards. But Corbet cannot buy anything from all of this: The film obviously brought him nothing at all.
The brutalist maker only survives thanks to part-time jobs for advertising
Corbet explained in the WTF podcast:
[Wir] have with the last two films no money. […] Yes, exactly $ 0. We had to live from a three -year -old check.
An advertising job in Portugal was the only job in which he “made money again for years“According to Corbet. And the need apparently does not only affect him:”I spoke to filmmakers who cannot pay their rent“, he explains.”That really happens.”
Take a look at the trailer for the brutalist:
The brutalist – trailer (German) HD
How the director explains, is one of the reasons in long, drawing press tours, which must be completed after completing a large film. The makers often do not earn any money, but are fully booked in such a way that they cannot do any other work. The extent of such advertising campaigns is intensified, particularly in the run-up to the Oscar ceremonies.
The brutalist is Corbet’s third movie as a director after The Childhood of a Leader and Vox Lux. Previously, the filmmaker was seen as an actor in Lars by Triers Melancholia.
All The Brutalist fans will wish Corbet that greater financial security will be given to him in the future. The Oscars could contribute significantly this year: the film is there nominated for 10 awards, Among other things for the best film. It is the highest number of nominations after the musical drama Emilia Pérez.