“Brutalist” director Brady Corbet advocates using artificial intelligence to change dialogue

Brutalist director Brady Corbett advocates using AI for change Adrien Brody and Felicity JonesHungarian accents in his acclaimed film.

“Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own,” Corbet, 36, said statement to Variety on Monday, January 20. “They worked with a dialect coach for months Tanera Marshall to the perfection of their accents. The innovative Respeecher technology was only used when editing Hungarian language dialogues, specifically to improve the accuracy of certain vowels and letters. No English language has been changed.”

The filmmaker added: “It was a manual process done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production. The goal was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not replace or alter them, with the utmost respect for the craft.”

Brutalist stars Brody, 51, as László Tóth, a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who emigrated to America after World War II. Forty-one-year-old Jones plays Toth’s wife.

Controversy arose afterwards RedShark newswhich covers the technique, published the interview with a film editor, David JancsóJanuary 11th. In that interview, Jancsó said that tools from Respeecher, a Ukrainian software company, were used to make Brody and Jones’ Hungarian speech more authentic.

“We trained (them) and they did a wonderful job, but we also wanted to perfect it so that even the locals wouldn’t notice any difference,” the Hungarian editor told the paper, explaining that he recorded his voice into the AI ​​program, as well as leading the two.

“Most of their Hungarian dialogue has a part of me speaking there,” acknowledged Jancsó. “We were very careful to maintain their performances. It’s mainly just replacing letters here and there.’

Jancsó say RedShark news that generative AI was incorporated into the end of the film, which showed architectural drawings of Brody’s character. However, Corbet explained in a statement on Monday: “(Production designer) Judy Becker and her team did not use AI to create or render any of the buildings. All images were hand drawn by the artist.’

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At the Golden Globes earlier this month Brutalist won three major trophies: Best Film – Drama, Best Director for Corbett, and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for Brody. (The award came 23 years after he won the Oscar Pianist aged 29)

“I am very grateful,” Brody said My Weekly and other reporters in the Beverly Hilton press center after his victory. “I’ve had a very blessed career, but as you can see, it’s still hard to find work that’s as meaningful as this.”

“To be able to experience triumph again in your life is incredibly healing and rewarding,” Brody added, adding that the film “is about my family’s struggles and the hardships they faced.”