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Ayn
Rand: A Sense of Life—Synopsis
Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 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. Later, she would
also defy the cultural and political views of contemporary America in
such best-selling novels as THE FOUNTAINHEAD and ATLAS SHRUGGED. Her
unique philosophy . . . [continue]
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Opening
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Ayn Rand
in Hollywood
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Ayn Rand's
Ideal Man
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
& NEWS
AVAILABLE NOW!
New Collector's Edition DVD
(Special 2-Disc Set) |
A Sense of Life is now available at Netflix
June 2005.
 A
Sense of Life Collector’s Edition
August 2004: A Sense of Life is now available in a
Collector’s Edition, 2-disc set as part of Strand Releasing’s new
“Director’s Vision Series.” Containing a widescreen edition of the
original theatrical version of the documentary with interactive menus,
this set also includes an additional disk with a multitude of bonus
materials (including more interviews with friends of Ayn Rand, an
interview with the director on the making of Ayn Rand: A Sense of
Life, extensive photo galleries and deleted scenes). Also included
is a black and white, filmed dramatization of scenes from Ayn Rand’s play, Ideal,
adapted and directed by Michael Paxton, that offers insight into the
mind of the author as she struggled to write in Hollywood in 1934.
Starring Janne Peters as the fictitious screen goddess, Kay Gonda,
Ideal is a paean to the power of the movies and to the value of
courage and integrity in man’s life. For more about the new Collector’s
Edition, please click here…
 A Sense of Life on Cable
November, 2000: A Sense of Life is scheduled to air on the
Bravo Network in early 2001. A special 2-hour version of Ayn Rand: A
Sense of Life will be showcased on their Profiles series and
then will be run in its entirety on the Independent Film Channel as
well.
A Sense of Life Honored
January 19, 1999: Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life won a
Golden Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film. The award was given by
the International Press Academy at the 3rd Annual Golden Satellite
Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The IPA is made up of “over
200 members of the Foreign and Domestic Press who cast their votes for
the extraordinary efforts, projects and performances of the past year.”
A Sense of Life Nominated for Oscar®
March 23, 1998: At the 70th Annual Academy Awards ceremony,
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life was honored with an Oscar nomination in
the category of Best Documentary Feature.
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