nother astonishing aspect of the film is just how longThe Brutalistreally is.
Despite that length, however,The Brutalistis far from the longest movie of all time.
And as an iconic movie,Dances with Wolvessaw a lot of success despite its nearly 4-hour runtime.
At the 63rd Academy Awards,Dances with Wolveswon 7 Oscars, including “Best Picture.”
Besides,whenCleopatrareleased intermissions were still the expected norm for long movies.
Interestingly,Trenque Lauquenis a follow-up on Citrella’s much shorter 2011 film,Ostende.
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For one,The Weathered Undergroundnever got any kind of theatrical or festival release.
The result is unparalleled.
When compared to the immensity ofWar and Peace, the two-and-a-half-hour runtime ofThe Brutalistseems totally trivial.
