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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 | |
| David Ferry | ... | Interviewer | |
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Donald Carrier | ... | David |
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Elyssa Livergant | ... | Naomi |
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Christopher Marren | ... | Aaron (as Chris Marren) |
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Jennifer Gould | ... | Janet |
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Robert Thomas | ... | Security Guard |
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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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Barbara: Very much.
Ayn Rand: You share the same principles?
Barbara: Absolutely.
Ayn Rand: You accept that emotion ultimately derives from the thinking one has done, or has failed to do?
Barbara: I do.
Ayn Rand: Then there is only one possible conclusion. Nate is your ideal man.
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Written by Jeff Beal, Spencer Proffer, Steve Plunkett & Suzanne DuBarry
Vocals performed by Shirley Eikhard
Produced by Spencer Proffer and Jeff Beal
Music Engineer: Tom Weir
Shirley Eikhard performs courtesy of EMI Records Canada and Blue Note Records
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The film takes place in 1951, 1957, 1964, 1981 and 1982. See more »Goofs
Alfred Tells Nathaniel about the new book Ayn Rand is working on, "Atlas Shrugged". The working title for that book was "The Strike". It didn't become "Atlas Shrugged" until in 1956 when Rand's husband suggested that title. See more »Quotes
Ayn Rand: You respect his intellect?Barbara: Very much.
Ayn Rand: You share the same principles?
Barbara: Absolutely.
Ayn Rand: You accept that emotion ultimately derives from the thinking one has done, or has failed to do?
Barbara: I do.
Ayn Rand: Then there is only one possible conclusion. Nate is your ideal man.
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Love Is, Love Is NotWritten by Jeff Beal, Spencer Proffer, Steve Plunkett & Suzanne DuBarry
Vocals performed by Shirley Eikhard
Produced by Spencer Proffer and Jeff Beal
Music Engineer: Tom Weir
Shirley Eikhard performs courtesy of EMI Records Canada and Blue Note Records
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This was an entertaining, thought-provoking movie. This film will be a valuable resource for the ingenue researching Ayn Rand's life and work for the first time. The film succeeds because it portrays Ayn Rand's character in all of its complexity without emphasizing any one single as- pect.
Some of Miss Rand's devotees may find this production oversexu- alized, but as someone familiar with her life and work, I find the account of her behavior and her thinking to be consistent with much of what I've read about her and heard in interviews. Considering Ayn Rand's passion for the consistency of principle and action, this film is in no way disparaging to her in character, even while it may not be as compli- mentary as some would like.
In fact, this movie may become an important historical resource for those who are unfamiliar with Miss Rand's life and work and want to research her. Like many outstanding biographies, this production provides a well-rounded view of her character and philosophy. It leaves the viewer, as the historian, to draw her or his own conclusions about the strength or weakness of Miss Rand's character, without in- doctrinating her point of view. This movie is an accurate and fair por- trayal of a woman who often incited controversy with her powerful commitment to the consistency of her actions with her ideals.