47/47

It was shot in Budapest, Hungary and Carrara, Italy

Tale

When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are forever changed by a mysterious, wealthy client. Filming took place over a total of 34 days between March 16 and May 5, 2023.

Referenced in Close-Up: Why do We Need the Venice Film Festival?

(2024). There is no way everyone else watched the same movie I did.

Felicity Jones and Adrien Brody both give better performances

Boring script, weird editing, terrible pacing, and literally silly PowerPoint transitions. It is incredibly long but there are still unresolved plot points.

Nothing about a movie that has nothing to say

When it comes to architecture films this year, Megalopolis was at least the most entertaining. I’m going to be very upset if this wins Best Picture over Anora.

Unfortunately I think that was very obvious

Felicity Jones also literally came up on stage afterwards and told us that this was basically the first draft.