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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 Passion of Ayn Rand is a biography of Ayn Rand by writer and lecturer Barbara Branden, a former friend and business associate. Published by Doubleday in 1986, it was the first full-length biography of Rand and the basis for the 1999 film of the same name starring Helen Mirren as Rand.
Jan 27, 1999 · The Passion of Ayn Rand: Directed by Christopher Menaul. With Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda. The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.
Sep 18, 1987 · This bestselling biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial writers is now available in paperback. Author Barbara Branden, who knew Rand for nineteen years, provides a matchless portrait of this fiercely private and complex woman.
The Passion of Ayn Rand is a case study in an attempt to live life according to Objectivism, as Ayn tried. Not only did Ayn fail to live up to many of her own philosophies, but she failed utterly to trully live life to its fullest.
- Barbara Branden
In the summer of 1949, Barbara and Nathaniel visit Ayn and her husband Frank (Peter Fonda) and the four quickly become close friends. Ayn manipulates their situation and pushes the young pair into a relationship leading to marriage. As the years pass the pressure grows on the couple's relationship and Nathaniel is drawn into an affair with Ayn ...
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Nov 10, 2009 · Despite the ruinous and controversial romantic affair between Rand and Nathaniel Branden and her eventual ouster from Rand's inner circle, Barbara still feels fondly for the author of The ...
