It may be brutal to try to serve one’s life as an indie filler, according to Brady Corbet.
“Brutalist” author/director said during “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast as he made ‘zero dollars’ from’Brutalist. “India had a particular budget on Less than $ 10 million. The spreading 215-minute drama extends over 30 years In the life of Adrien Brody’s protagonist, fictional architect László Tóth.
To financially maintain himself, Corbet led three ads in Portugal. “This is the first time I’ve made some money in several years,” Corbet said about the ads.
It was the same story with 2018’s “Vox Lux.” “Both my partner (Mona Fastvold) and I made zero dollars on the last two films we made. Yes, actually zero. So we had to just live by a paycheck from three years ago, “Corbet said,” and obviously the time was during an award ceremony and travels every two or three days less than ideal, but it was an opportunity that landed in my lap, and I Jumped on it. ”
The “brutalist” is Nominated for 10 Academy AwardsIncluding best director, best original script and best image for Corbet. That kind of critical success does not correspond to an economic windfall for one filmSaid Corbet, Corbet said. And he is not alone.
“I have talked to many filmmakers with films nominated this year who can’t pay their rent,” said Corbet, who was on the podcast to market “The Brutalist,” said. “You don’t pay to market a movie.”
Corbet earlier told indifire That he has learned not to be criticized for his films.
“Whether people love or hate something, you just can’t predict it. You have to do what you think is right for the project, full stop, ”Corbet said. “You will never be able to please everyone. We talk about tens of thousands of strangers. As much as I would like to go into someone’s house and calibrate their TV for them, at a certain time you just have to give it up. You have done it for other people, and it will be a piece of public art. People can paint on it, they can piss on it, they can love it, they can hate it. All that is ok. I believe that because of how I was growing up, I have learned not to take things for personally. If someone gives a movie a bad review, it’s just their perspective, and they don’t personally attack you. They do their job. For me, with the projects, I’m glad some people love them, and for me it is enough. ”
