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Intermissions are pretty much a relic of the past, as toward the middle of the 20th century, Hollywood productions started drifting away from the 10 to 15-minute breaks after the shift towards digital. Its axing further allowed theatre chains to fit more screenings in a day, and after 1982’sGandhi, movie intermissions were completely gone, until now.
While cinema purists like Martin Scorsese aren’t too ecstatic about intervals, many have been imploring for their return, especially in cases when a film’s length crosses the 2.5-hour mark. Fortunately for them,The Brutalisthas given in to this popular demand.
The Brutalistis compromising to elevate fans’ comfort
WithThe Brutalistshaping up to be one of the frontrunners ahead of the Awards season, unlike other heavy hitters of its length, the filmmakers have introduced a healthy intermission in between the film. While this goes against the sentiments of many purists and auteurs, includingMartin Scorsese, who vehemently defended the lack of a short break in his 206-minute-longKillers of the Flower Moon, fans are thrilled by this change.
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Standing at a runtime of 215 minutes, Brady Corbet’sThe Brutalistwill allow theatergoers a much-needed15-minuteintermission, which makes it the first major Hollywood production to have a built-in break sinceGandhi. Although time will tell if more lengthy films would follow suit or not, given the current climate, an intermission could not only give fans a much-needed break to grab their necessities or bathroom break, this could also justify such long runtimes.
Martin Scorsese urged viewers to give cinema respect
As for Scorsese, even though he didn’t directly tackle the debate surrounding intermissions, the filmmaker did defend his works’ lengthy runtimes. Moreover, consideringKillers of the Flower Moondidn’t come with a built-in interval, it’s safe to say the director isn’t thrilled by the prospect of hindering the big screen immersion with such breaks.
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When it was reported that several theater chains in Europe included a six-minute interval in between, the film’s editor Thelma Schoonmaker deemed this practice a violation. Scorsese on the other hand defended the film’s length and urged viewers to give cinema the same respect as one would give to theatre performers, adding (viaThe Hindustan Times):
People say it’s three hours, but come on, you can sit in front of the TV and watch something for five hours. Also, there are many people who watch theatre for 3.5 hours. There are real actors on stage, you can’t get up and walk around. You give it that respect, give cinema some respect.
While the debate surrounding viewers’ comfort and artistic integrity seems never-ending, this hasn’t hinderedThe Brutalist‘scritical reception.
The Brutalist will hit theatres on 20 December2024.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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