The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
- Directed by
- Christopher Menaul
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This TV film tells the true story of philosopher Ayn Rand having a secret affair with a much younger psychologist named Nathaniel Branden. Their relationship falls apart and it damages the people around them.
dramaticintrospectiveemotionally chargedsomberuncomfortablebriskly paced
What happens
The Passion of Ayn Rand is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Christopher Menaul and written by Howard Korder and Mary Gallagher, based on the 1986 book of the same name by Barbara Branden. The film stars Helen Mirren as philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand, who engages in an affair with Nathaniel Branden, played by Eric Stoltz, a psychologist who is 25 years younger than she is. Branden built up an institute to spread Rand's ideas, but the two eventually had a falling-out. The film also stars Julie Delpy as Branden's wife Barbara and Peter Fonda as Rand's husband Frank O'Connor. The Passion of Ayn Rand premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 1999, and aired on Showtime on May 30, 1999. It received moderately positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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