When a soldier with a romantic outlook ghostwrites love letters for an acquaintance, he unwittingly sets in motion a destructive chain of events. [ Love Letters credits: Dir: William Dieterle/ Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Ann Richards/ 101 min/ Drama, Romance/ Ayn Rand] Ayn Rand wrote the screenplay for this film, and her trademark philosophy is evident. In particular, … [Read more...]
This Land Is Mine (1943)
A timid schoolteacher in a Nazi-occupied country finds the courage to deny his captors the “sanction of the victim,” inspiring others to do likewise. [ This Land is Mine credits: Dir: Jean Renoir/ Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, George Sanders/ 103 min/ Drama/ Sanction of the Victim, Resistance to Tyranny] In this story, the Nazi occupiers of a small town in Europe … [Read more...]
We the Living (1942)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS The rise to power of Soviet socialism corrupts every aspect of life in a Russian city, leaving its occupants with three choices: cynicism, self-destruction, or escape. [ We the Living credits: Dir: Goffredo Alessandrini/ Alida Valli, Rossano Brazzi, Fosco Giachetti/ 174 min/ Drama, Romance, Foreign Language/ Italy/ In Italian with English … [Read more...]
Dark Victory (1939)
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE A frivolous young heiress learns she has terminal cancer and tries to put meaning into her heretofore misspent life. [ Dark Victory credits: Dir: Edmund Goulding/ Bette Davis, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald/ 105 min/ Drama/ Ayn Rand, Creator as Hero] "No question about it, this is Hollywood at the height of its powers." Many films … [Read more...]