The Childhood of a Leader
Directed by Brady Corbet • 2015 • United States, United Kingdom, Hungary
Starring Robert Pattinson, Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham
A child’s angelic face conceals a budding sociopath in the audacious, senses- shattering feature debut from actor-turned-filmmaker Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST). A powerhouse international cast led by Robert Pattinson and Bérénice Bejo headlines this dark domestic nightmare, set amid the turmoil of World War I and its aftermath, in which the young son of an American diplomat living in France gradually learns to manipulate the adults around him—a monstrous coming of age that ominously parallels the rising tide of fascism in Europe. This stylistically fearless tour de force reaches fever-pitch delirium through ravishing cinematography and a thunderous score by Scott Walker.
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The Childhood of a Leader
Directed by Brady Corbet • 2015 • United States, United Kingdom, Hungary
Starring Robert Pattinson, Bérénice Bejo, Liam CunninghamA child’s angelic face conceals a budding sociopath in the audacious, senses- shattering feature debut from actor-turned-filmmaker Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST). A po...