- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 104 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda ... see all
- Director: Christopher Menaul
- Plot: The philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand engaged in an affair with a psychologist 25 years her junior by the name of Nathaniel Branden. Branden built up an institute to spread... Read more
User Reviews
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Mar 28, 2008
davschob - yahoo.com
Mar 28, 2008davschob - yahoo.com
I agree wtih the published review pretty much. It's a great story to see how Rand's objectiveism is put to the test in real life. I very much enjoyed reading "The Fountianhead," but felt some of the philosophy she espoused would... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 03, 2001DVD Talk
Ayn Rand was a bizarre person to say the least.
Very engrossing and extremely interesting, The Passion of Ayn Rand is a voyeur's look into the world of one of the world's most curious authors.
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The private life of celebrated author and philosopher Ayn Rand takes center stage in this film produced for the Showtime cable network. In 1951, Ayn Rand ( Helen Mirren ) is a best-selling author and celebrated thinker when she meets... ... Full Article

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