Guilty by Omission: Girding "The Fountainhead" for the Cold War

"The Fountainhead" conforms to neither of two kinds of cold war movie because the impulse of its author (Ayn Rand) to discharge her worst--at the collective she hated most--was checked, and tipped out of its working order, by her impulse to gauge and appease post-war political correctness....

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Published in:Literature film quarterly 1999-01, Vol.27 (3), p.223-232
Main Author: Spadoni, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Cold War
Cold wars
Communism
Courtrooms
Democracy
Fascism
Film adaptations
Film criticism
Individualism
Jewish literature
Motion picture criticism
Motion picture industry
Movies
Passion
Philosophy
Political correctness
Rand, Ayn (1905-1982)
Russian literature
Vidor, King (1894-1982)
War
Writers
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Summary:"The Fountainhead" conforms to neither of two kinds of cold war movie because the impulse of its author (Ayn Rand) to discharge her worst--at the collective she hated most--was checked, and tipped out of its working order, by her impulse to gauge and appease post-war political correctness. Spadoni discusses the film's political impact and its success.
ISSN:0090-4260
2573-7597