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László Tóth was also the name of the man who damaged Michelangelo’s Pieta with a hammer
Narrative
When visionary architect László Tóth 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 and wealthy client.
Referred to Close-up: Why Do We Need the Venice Film Festival?
(2024).
The 70mm format fits the setting, while making the film visually stunning with daring camerawork and stunning photography
This ambitious post-war American epic opens with a captivating long sequence that will surely last longer than its 3:35-hour running time.
Blumberg’s music adds to this, making the theater the perfect habitat
The script offers interesting characters – although the secondary characters are purely cosmetic – that are enhanced by great performances from Brody and Pearce.
The problem here is in the final hour, as the writers choose to insert unexplored subplots that prevent the film from properly concluding, leaving a bitter feeling of unfinished business and preventing this monumental project from achieving what it set out to do
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