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The Passion of Ayn Rand

Play trailer Poster for The Passion of Ayn Rand TV-MA,  1999,  1h 45m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Upon the death of Ayn Rand (Helen Mirren), Barbara Branden (Julie Delpy) recounts the story of her dealings with the enigmatic 20th-century philosopher and novelist. Barbara and her husband, Nathaniel (Eric Stoltz), meet Rand and her husband, Frank O'Connor (Peter Fonda), and immediately establish a rapport. Rand takes the youthful Nathaniel under her wing and begins to show a non-platonic interest in her protégé. Barbara must sit by as the two begin what becomes a long, tumultuous affair.
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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture Feb 5, 2018
Okay, I'll say it: The Passion of Ayn Rand is as delicious as it is dumbfounding, as mirthful as it is misbegotten. Go to Full Review
Boo Allen Denton Record-Chronicle Jan 12, 2007
2/5
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Sep 17, 2005
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 3, 2005
3/5
Dan Lybarger Nitrate Online Apr 21, 2005
4/5
Solidly acted if melodramatic film about the philosopher. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Dec 5, 2003
4/5
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Poe R Dec 18, 2018 Dull melodrama. It doesn't really praise Rand, but the movie never finds a way to effectively criticize her ideas either. Yes she and her acolytes are all morally bankrupt hypocrites but their actual ideas are so much worse. See more
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Christopher Menaul

Director

Helen Mirren

Ayn Rand

Eric Stoltz

Nathaniel

Julie Delpy

Barbara

Peter Fonda

Frank

Sybil Darrow

Caroline

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Synopsis Upon the death of Ayn Rand (Helen Mirren), Barbara Branden (Julie Delpy) recounts the story of her dealings with the enigmatic 20th-century philosopher and novelist. Barbara and her husband, Nathaniel (Eric Stoltz), meet Rand and her husband, Frank O'Connor (Peter Fonda), and immediately establish a rapport. Rand takes the youthful Nathaniel under her wing and begins to show a non-platonic interest in her protégé. Barbara must sit by as the two begin what becomes a long, tumultuous affair.
Director
Christopher Menaul
Producer
Peter Crane, Linda Curran Wexelblatt
Distributor
Showtime Entertainment
Production Co
Showtime Networks Inc., Producers Entertainment Group
Rating
TV-MA (V|S|L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 27, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2018
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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