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May 6, 2015 · Richard Brody reviews the 1949 movie of “The Fountainhead,” which the director King Vidor adapted from Ayn Rand's novel of the same name.
Unconventional and arrogant architect Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) sees himself as misunderstood, having been openly criticized by writer Ellsworth Toohey (Robert Douglas). Taking a job at a quarry...
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- Gary Cooper
- King Vidor
- Drama
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. Film critic Emanuel Levy described it as a "highly enjoyable, juicy Freudian melodrama", praising Vidor's technical virtuosity and imagery.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks. The Fountainhead is by turns exciting, handsome, astoundingly awkward, fully committed, untowardly relentless, very...
The Fountainhead: Directed by King Vidor. With Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith. An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
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- 1949-07-02
Jul 12, 2013 · However, after watching the 1949 King Vidor film The Fountainhead, based on a script written by Rand, I realize that her conception of creative originality is hugely flawed. I’ll address this presently, but first, I’d like to discuss the movie itself, in terms of its non-philosophical elements.
Ayn Rand’s book, The Fountainhead, is absolutely fascinating: a strident, remarkable, often ridiculous crowdpleaser that lays out her philosophy of ‘objectivism’, in which self-interest is the driving force of progress.
