Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

What a horrible woman. I have never read anything by her or about her but was really astounded by this documentary. Basically, she believes that everyone should be selfish and think only of themselves. Government should not take care of... Full review

Ayn Rand has helped me to have an integrated view of life.She teaches for reason and trade, instead of faith and force.She is against mysticism, which rules by means of guilt, by keeping men convinced of their insignificance on earth.... Full review

Ayn Rand is the greatest woman of the last 2000 years. Her impact as a thinker will reverberate positively for generations to come. The story of her life would not be believed (perhaps) by many if it had been written by... Full review

I may not agree with most of Ayn Rand's philosophy, but I do consider her a great fiction writer, and I found this documentary tremendously interesting in all aspects. "The Fountainhead" is one of my favorite books of all time,... Full review

This film was nominated for Best Documentary - Academy Award and has received numerous awards. It is not 'shallow' at all, but is instead a true story of one of the most heroic women of our age. It tells the... Full review

Documentary (narrated by Sharon Gless) about the life and times of author/philosopher Ayn Rand. Movies goes into exhaustive detail about her coming here from Russia, her "objectivism" philosophy, her books, her whole entire life. The film is too long (2... Full review

Much critical has been and will be said about this writer; this film's coverage is a fair salvo from Rand's side. As such, it's indispensable in the debate about the relevance of her philosophy, novels and achievements.... Full review

All of the occupations and fields of endeavor to which Ayn Rand devoted her ideas and activities were and always have been dominated by men - and certainly not least the field of Philosophy. It might be seen as instructive... Full review

"Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" is a substantive documentary on arguably the greatest philosopher since Aristotle. That this bio took so long in coming, attests to the slow recognition of her genius and supreme contribution to 20th century culure.... Full review

Let's face it. Every documentary is biased. No matter how objective (forgive the situational wordplay) a documentary filmmaker wants to be in presenting his/her subject, he/she has a point of view, or else why bother making the film at all?The... Full review

In this vivid film, writer/director/producer Michael Paxton has studiously assembled a montage of Rand's life, loves and work via stock footage, rare photos, taped interviews, film clips, and even rare footage of her testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. ... Full Review

Ayn Rand movie suffers from a lack of objectivity....A Sense of Life is worth seeing....its naive presentation of Rand is consonant with Rand herself.....This made her a formidable popular writer.....That these films were the precursors of fascism seems to have escaped the notice of Rand and her disciples..... ... Full Review

Burbank, California-Thanksgiving is when we celebrate what we've earned. That's how I regard this holiday, thanks to Ayn Rand, who described it as "a celebration of successful production." ... Full Article

Now, with communism no longer perceived as a threat nor a tenable system, much of the urgency surrounding the reading of Rand has receded. She is, for the most part, no longer much loved or hated. She's a fact -- ... Full Article

Writer and director Michael Paxton is a gushing fan of Ayn Rand.His new documentary, Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (an Oscar nominee for Best Docuementary Feature in 1997) runs over with enthusiasm for its subject. ... Full Article

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