From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is The Business.

Director Brady Corbeye's Golden Globe-winning film, The Brutalist,

tackles the often toxic relationship between art and commerce.

It's a subject that Corbe and his wife and writing partner, Mona Fostfold,

know from their own experiences.

Our story is not particularly unique.

If you speak to any filmmaker, they will cite an experience they had

working with someone who had very, very different ethics or values than they did.

And I think that it's very complicated because your job as a filmmaker is to protect the flame

and make sure that it doesn't burn out.

Brady Corbe and Mona Foswald talk about the seven-year battle to get their post-World War II epic to the big screen,

and they explain their audacious decision to make a three-and-a-half-hour film with an intermission.

The pair also talks about the state of the country,

and Corbe has some thoughts

about Trump's plan to demolish any federal building that is not in the classical style. But first

we banter. Stick around. It's the business from KCRW. I am joined by my partner in banter. Matt

Bellany. Hello, Matt. Hi there.

Let me start out by saying that obviously a lot of people have suffered and are suffering in our city.

In fact, KCRW, as we are speaking, is closed because of the fires.

Our engineer, Mike Stark, bravely, is in the building. Thank building thank you Mike but it's been pretty

horrific thing I mean yeah it's awful and obviously a number of people in the entertainment industry

live in both the palisades and in the Pasadena altadena area so you know very much

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