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Ayn Rand - A Sense of Life

Ayn Rand - A Sense of Life (1997)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (849 ratings)

Author and philosopher Ayn Rand (born Alice Rosenbaum) developed an intense following in the 1930s and '40s for her best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and her anti-Communist, pro-Capitalism creed of Objectivism. Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life is a two-and-a-half hour exploration… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Michael Paxton
Genres
Documentary, Special Interest
In Theaters
Feb 13, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Oct 12, 1999
Strand Releasing

Critic Reviews

  • Brandon Judell, Critics Inc./America Online

    ... when Ms. Rand, who died in 1982, is verbally sparring with the likes of Phil Donahue or Mike Wallace on old TV broadcasts, she comes alive.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    offers an adoring look at this controversial philosopher and author.

  • David Bartholomew, Film Journal International

    Gains little visually from big-screen exposure.

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  • Universal D


    The so-called driving impetus to modern Republican thought (if only it were true!), as well as famous novelist in her own right, is thumbnail biographied here. Interestingly taking an overview of her famous theory involving free thought and action (and her stand against communism)… More

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