Part of Architecture On Film Weekend 2026
In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. Featuring a star-filled supporting cast including Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Bob Hoskins, Ian Holm, Katherine Helmond and Jim Broadbend, this cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, Brazil is a nonstop dazzler.
“A superb example of the power of comedy to underscore serious ideas, even solemn ones.” - New York Times