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

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

The problem is that the movie fails to deal with Rand's philosophy and how it aged over her lifetime, and how it works today. The literary Rand is subject enough for one movie, and Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life is always interesting. ... 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

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

AYN RAND-A SENSE OF LIFE Rated:NR For movie details, please click here . Written, produced and directed by Michael Paxton, Ayn Rand-A Sense of Life is a workmanlike treatment of Rand (1905-1982), the Russian-born iconoclast writer/philosopher best remembered for her... ... Full Article