How Hungary’s Versatile Locations, World-Class Artisans and 30% Tax Incentive Brought ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Dune 2’ and Other Oscar Contenders to Life

The hero of Brady Corbet’s Oscar contender “The Brutalist”— the fictional, Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Toth — journeys from Budapest to the U.S. to rebuild his life after fleeing a concentration camp and the ravages of post-war Europe. But while Toth’s travels cut across a wide swath of the mid-century world, Corbet’s production had a […]