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“The Brutalist”: Rethinking Modernist Architecture through Exile and CapitalismAbstractA review of The Brutalist (film), directed by Brady Corbet, 2024, which delves into the intricate relationship between modernist architecture and exile. The film centers on the fictional story of László Tóth, a Jewish architect from the Bauhaus school who experiences exile in post-Holocaust America. The film takes place within a context shaped by capitalist structures and cultural displacement and explores how

Brutalist architecture emerged after World War II and exerted global influence between the 1950s and 1970s. The movement derives its name from the French expression béton brut (raw concrete)【1】 and is defined by the direct use of raw, uncoated, and inexpensive materials, most notably concrete.In Brutalist structures, functions are exposed, the structural system is made visible, and the natural texture of the material is accepted as an aesthetic value. This approach, combined with economic necess