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Director:
Christopher Menaul
Writers (WGA):
Barbara Branden (book)
Howard Korder (screenplay) ...
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Genre:
Drama more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
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(2 articles)
Mirren Considers Auctioning Off Emmy Shoes
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Delpy: "Da Vinci Role Is Mine"
 (From WENN. 3 December 2004)

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Just a correction more (30 total)

Cast

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Helen Mirren ... Ayn Rand

Eric Stoltz ... Nathaniel

Julie Delpy ... Barbara

Peter Fonda ... Frank

Sybil Temtchine ... Caroline (as Sybil Temchen)
Tom McCamus ... Richard
Don McKellar ... Alfred
David Ferry ... Interviewer
Donald Carrier ... David
Hamish McEwan ... Henry
Elyssa Livergant ... Naomi
Christopher Marren ... Aaron (as Chris Marren)
Jennifer Gould ... Janet
Robert Thomas ... Security Guard
John Lefebvre ... Funeral Director
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Trivia:
Based upon Barbara Branden's book with the same title. more
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Anachronisms: In a scene from the 1950s it shows an old phone with a phone number and the words "area code". There were no area codes in the '50s. more
Quotes:
Barbara: I didn't know you were an actor.
Frank: Neither did anyone else in Hollywood.
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Featured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Blue Danube Waltz more

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21 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Just a correction, 15 August 2004
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Author: BlueGreen from Somewhere in Europe



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.

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