by Bhob Stewart
synopsis
Sharon Gless narrates this documentary about Russian-born American novelist Ayn Rand. Writer-director Michael Paxton examines her philosophy, her personal life, and her professional career. Rand's popular The Fountainhead (1943), supposedly based on Frank Lloyd Wright, was filmed in 1949, and an Oliver Stone remake has been announced. During the early '70s, Rand's novel Anthem (1936) was filmed, but since this feature-length adaptation was unauthorized, it has never been shown commercially.
characteristics
- Philosophical
- Philosopher
- Philosophy
- Russia
- Writing
- Writer
- Objectivism
- Novel
- Author
- Archival-footage
- Career-retrospective
- Film-clips
- Life-story
- Interview
- Anti-Communism
