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| Helen Mirren | ... | Ayn Rand | |
| Eric Stoltz | ... | Nathaniel Branden | |
| Julie Delpy | ... | Barbara Branden | |
| Peter Fonda | ... | Frank O'Connor | |
| Sybil Darrow | ... | Caroline (as Sybil Temchen) | |
| Tom McCamus | ... | Richard | |
| Don McKellar | ... | Alfred | |
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Christopher Marren | ... | Aaron (as Chris Marren) |
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Jennifer Gould | ... | Janet |
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Upon the death of Ayn Rand, Barbara Branden recounts the story of her dealings with the enigmatic 20th-century philosopher and novelist. Barbara and her husband, Nathaniel Branden, meet Rand and her husband, Frank O'Connor, and immediately establish a rapport. Rand takes the youthful Nathaniel under her wing and begins to show an un-platonic interest in her protégé. Barbara must sit by as the two begin what becomes a long, tumultuous affair. Written by Jwelch5742
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Frank: Neither did anyone else in Hollywood.
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In a scene set in the early 1950s, Frank says that he met Ayn Rand during the filming of The King of Kings. He refers to that movie as "the silent version...the great one". The only version of King of Kings that existed in the early 1950s was the silent version; the remake of King of Kings did not appear until 1961. See more »Quotes
Barbara: I didn't know you were an actor.Frank: Neither did anyone else in Hollywood.
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I saw this film three times (but then, I see many films more than once), and if I were to rate it, I'd give it 7-8 (out of 10), for its artistic merits. I knew nothing about Ayn Rand before seeing this film, and it piqued my curiosity. (I then discovered that "The Fountainhead", a very good piece of cinematic work, was based on her book.) But I am basically writing this only to correct what a reviewer said (back in September 2001), quite emphatically and with considerable reasoning behind the statement: that Ayn Rand shouldn't have been portrayed by an "American actress". She wasn't. The role of Ayn Rand was played by Helen Mirren, a truly great British actress. Moreover, Ms. Mirren herself is of Russian extraction, just as Ayn Rand was.