Exhaustive and exhausting biography of the influential writer, ayn rand. Written, produced and directed by michael paxton, ayn rand. A russian immigrant, she appreciated the american, individualistic sense of life better than most americans, who have a tendency to take their freedoms for granted. Ayn rand a sense of life is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial russianborn author of quot.
Ayn rand a sense of life, sweeping from prerevolutionary russia to contemporary america, tells the story of a ferocious angel, a woman, and thinker who continues to incite the curiosity and passion of millions. A sense of life 1997 red hollywood 1996 editorial department we the living 1942 all filmography. In this sense, scarlett is both a protofeminist hero, and an almost ayn randy paragon of. A right is a moral principle defining and sanctioning a mans freedom of action in a social context.
Ayn rands idea of a good time was pretty much what she details in her fiction. It is a story of life in postrevolutionary russia and was rand s first statement against communism. Studies published in 1995 a book on rand with the telling subtitle. Ayn rand issues commandments to filmmakers for making. A sense of life is a flux of events, ideas, emotions and accomplishmentsall combining to create a portrait of one womans genius and point of view. That this bio took so long in coming, attests to the slow recognition of her genius and supreme contribution to 20th century culure. The films, adaptations of ayn rand s 1957 novel of the same title, are subtitled part i 2011, part ii 2012, and part iii 2014. And just as an individual who has never translated his sense of life into conscious convictions is in terrible dangerno matter how good his subconscious valuesso is a nation. Rand observes in the foreword that we the living was the closest she would ever come to writing an autobiography. A sense of life is a 1996 american documentary film written, produced, and directed by michael paxton. Ayn rand helped the fbi identify its a wonderful life as. Contact her at email protected read her blog at laurierice. We know exactly what kind, since, in 1947, the author of the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, never one to shrink from the task of explaining her ideas, wrote the.
Sharon gless narrates this documentary about russianborn american novelist ayn rand. You might even take the word of ayn rand, as the house unamerican activities committee huac did during the red scare, though rand had not lived in her native country since 1926. A sense of life, and harry binswangers lectures on rand s life. The passion of ayn rand movie solo sense of life objectivists. The films take place in a dystopian united states, wherein many of societys most prominent and successful industrialists abandon their. Nonetheless, as you can see above, she testified with confidence about the daily. If you wanted to know what life was really like in the cold war soviet union, you might take the word of an emigre russian writer. A sense of life was nominated for an academy award as best documentary feature of 1998. So the paradox is that its much easier to imagine the end of all life on earth than a. If you have been strongly influenced by ayn rand but have entertained no doubts about the value of objectivism, then you have not reflected deeply enough on her philosophy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Defying the death warrant of the soviet union, she came to america as a temporary visitor in 1926 but remained for the rest of her life. A sense of life is an academy awardnominated, featurelength documentary that illustrates the authors own sense of life. Ayn rand alisa zinovyevna rosenbaum, february 2, 1905 march 6, 1982 was a russianborn american writer, screenwriter, playwright and philosopher she published several popular books in the united states during the mid1900s, including her two bestselling novels, atlas shrugged and the fountainhead, plus we the living and anthem.
Its focus is on novelist and philosopher ayn rand, the author of the bestselling novels the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, who promoted her philosophy of objectivism through her books, articles, speeches, and media appearances. His writing style is reminiscent of rands in that it is both powerful and shows his benevolentuniverse sense of life. Nominated for an academy award as best featurelength documentary, ayn rand. A sense of life a life more compelling than fiction. Ayn rands philosophy offers a muchneeded antidote to the present culture. During the russian revolution, the family fled to the crimea, but later returned to saint petersburg where she was one. This academy award nominated documentary is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial russianborn author ayn rand. Atlas shrugged is a trilogy of american science fiction drama films. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for ayn rand. I swear by my life and my love of it that i will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. Fancy watching the passion of ayn rand in the comfort of your own home.
A sense of life 1998 starring sharon gless on dvd and bluray. So what if we indeed allowed ourselves to be blinded to all but our own selfinterest. The writer of such renowned novels as the fountainhead and atlas shrugged is. There is only one fundamental right all the others are its consequences or corollaries. Ayn rand created and defined her philosophy, objectivism, in the pages of her bestselling novels, particularly the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, and in a series of nonfiction books that address a wide range of fundamental issues in philosophy. A sense of life is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial russianborn author of the fountainhead and atlas shrugged. It assumes not just a white world, but an aryan code of achievement, appreciation of hierarchy, and a robustly defended philosophy of greatness. Between 1934 and 1939, ayn rand wrote the three original stage plays collected in this volume.
The themes of freedom and individualism were to be her life s passion. Ayn rand simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A sense of life is an expose on one of the 20th centurys most influential thinkers and philosophers. Ayn rand was born alisa zinovyevna rosenbaum in saint petersburg, russia, in 1905. The other is the capitalist utopia in the sense of new perverse desires. The fascinating life of ayn rand from the beginning to the end. Michael paxton is an incredible author and movie producer, specializing in everything ayn rand. She remained in the united states for the rest of her life, where she became a much respected author of the fountainhead and atlas shrugged. And just as an individual who has never translated his sense of life into conscious convictions is in terrible danger no matter how good his subconscious values so is a nation. Oct 06, 2014 ayn rand ap the stunning weirdness of ayn rand. In 1974, french government television aired a onehour program featuring. The visual arts do not deal with the sensory field of awareness as such, but with the sensory field as.
Just as an individuals sense of life can be better or worse than his conscious convictions, so can a nations. Narrated by emmy awardwinning actress sharon gless, the documentary offers millions of fans the opportunity to relive the drama of ayn rands life and fiction. Since night of january 16th is covered as a separate volume on this site, only the other two plays are discussed here. Defying the death warrant of the soviet union, she came to america as a temporary visitor in 1926 but. A sense of life synopsis ayn rand was born in 1905 in st. In a regimented world, where the word i no longer exists, one defiant man rediscovers the meaning of individualism. Escaping from soviet union, she came to america as a temporary visitor in 1926 but remained for the rest of her life. The material captures rands lifelong themes of reason, rational selfishness and political freedom. I had the sense that they, the marketers, had been working nearly as. The rather eccentric especially in her thinking author of the fountainhead and atlas shrugged becomes involved with a much younger, and married man. Until then, id recommend mary ann and charles sures memoir of recollections, facets of ayn rand, jeff brittings short bio, ayn rand, michael paxtons oscarnominated documentary, ayn rand.
Laurie rice laurie rice is a writer and owner of precision social, a social media business. Ayn rand a sense of life is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial russianborn author of the fountainhead and atlas shrugged. The ebook provides a unique survey of ayn rands ideas, showing how they are grounded in perceptual reality and how they provide lifeserving guidance for thought and action across the entire spectrum of human concerns, from. A sense of life is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial. The passion of ayn rand 1999 stream and watch online. Ayn rands philosophy for living and loving life is a compilation of twentynine essays and articles culled from the objective standard and tos blog.
A sense of life provides more minutiae about the russian emigre than you could ever possibly want to know. Ayn rand believed that the purpose of art was to paint a picture of life, not as it is, but as it could be and should be, and she did just that with her own art. Why her newfound popularity makes no sense if she were alive today, rand herself might wonder what the big deal is. Faq welcome to the ayn rand institute the ayn rand institute. Ayn rand, the movies, and the idea of america foundation. On ayn rands view, crucial to understanding mans nature is that he possesses free will. A sense of life is a substantive documentary on arguably the greatest philosopher since aristotle. Archival research suggests that rand may have been an abbreviation of her. Berliner, harry binswanger, sylvia bokor the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100. We encourage young people to read ayn rand and become passionate about her ideas through educational programs, articles, talks, blog posts and social media.
It is a story of life in postrevolutionary russia and was rands first statement against communism. That said, the greater truth here is that ayn rands sense of life is deeper than her own superficial ideology. So we have ayn rand, a nazi, and then unfortunately, this is a more. She was born into a family that was jewish but nonobservant. The socalled visual arts painting, sculpture, architecture produce concrete, perceptually available entities and make them convey an abstract, conceptual meaning. Rand introduces a theory of sex in atlas shrugged which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. One of the most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century, her total book sales have exceeded 30 million copies. The core of ayn rands philosophy is that unfettered selfinterest is good and altruism is destructive. Nov 10, 2014 ayn rand believed that the purpose of art was to paint a picture of life, not as it is, but as it could be and should be, and she did just that with her own art. The ayn rand society a subgroup of the american philosophical association, an ayn rand firstclass postage stamp printed in 1999, and an academy awardnominated documentary about her life ayn rand. Ayn rand, born alisa rosenbaum, based her professional first name on a finnish one see letters of ayn rand.
Ayn rand in her own words dvd by ayn rand revealing the surprising life story of one of the worlds most influential minds, this documentary film weaves together ayn rands own recollections and reflections, providing a new understanding of her inspirations and influences. This is what happens when you take ayn rand seriously. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the christopher menauldirected movie via subscription. Jul 09, 2017 ayn rand s idea of a good time was pretty much what she details in her fiction. The material captures rand s life long themes of reason, rational selfishness and political freedom. This academy award nominated documentary is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial. In other words, the runon subtitle is literatures equivalent of flop sweat. The ayn rand institute makes that happen every day. A sense of life is a twoandahalf hour exploration of her life, work, and influence, featuring newsreel footage of rand and interviews with her friends, associates, and followers. May 21, 2015 coming to bluray in a special 2 disc edition july 28th.
In rejecting the traditional christian altruistic moral code, rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of altruism. She remained in the united states for the rest of her life. Narrated by emmy awardwinning actress sharon gless, the documentary offers millions of fans the opportunity to relive the drama of ayn. A sense of life is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial russianborn author of the fountainhead and atlas. It took a pioneer, a maverick, and a true hero to overcome the obstacles placed in her path. Dubious, rand conceived of a story in which the integrity. Objectivism and the meaning of life by peter saintandre 2001 the big questions. I would also recommend rand s published letters and journals. Rand was raised in an uppermiddleclass, europeanoriented family, in the midst of the mysticism and nationalism of russia.
A sense of life, sweeping from prerevolutionary russia to contemporary america, tells the story of a ferocious angel, a woman, and thinker who continues to incite the curiosity and passion of millions. Narrated by emmyr awardwinning actress sharon gless, the documentary offers millions of. Ideal grew out of a conversation with a movie fan who gushed that she would give her life to meet a certain famous actress. A cultures sense of lifeand lessons for cultural change mp3 download.
Coming to bluray in a special 2 disc edition july 28th. She escaped to america in 1926 amidst the rise of soviet communism. Shes the author of many articles on the topics of ayn rand, libertarianism, feminism, and technology. We the living is the debut novel of the russian american novelist ayn rand. Ayn rand a sense of life bluray ayn rand dvdbeaver. Writerdirector michael paxton examines her philosophy, her. In terms of her mature philosophy, ayn rand states the principle as man is a being of selfmade soul.
Ayn rand a sense of life explores the author of best sellers the fountainhead and atlas shruggeds philosophy of living on earth. Petersburg in 1905, rand witnessed the russian revolution as a teenager and promptly condemned communism as. A couple christmases ago, we featured the story of how ayn rand helped the fbi identify its a wonderful life as a piece of communist propaganda, which does make one wonder. Revealing the surprising life story of one of the worlds most influential minds, this unprecedented film weaves together ayn rands own recollections and reflections, providing a new understanding of her inspirations and influences.
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