The only good cinematic adaptation of one of Ayn Rand’s novels is the unauthorized Italian film We the Living, leaving The Fountainhead a distant second. It was unauthorized because it was filmed under the noses of the fascists during the second World War. It survived only because its creators declined to comply with the fascists’ demands to destroy the tape—the filmmakers pretended to comply, sending another reel to the shredder.
Rand's 'We the Living' Film Restored
Rand's 'We the Living' Film Restored
Rand's 'We the Living' Film Restored
The only good cinematic adaptation of one of Ayn Rand’s novels is the unauthorized Italian film We the Living, leaving The Fountainhead a distant second. It was unauthorized because it was filmed under the noses of the fascists during the second World War. It survived only because its creators declined to comply with the fascists’ demands to destroy the tape—the filmmakers pretended to comply, sending another reel to the shredder.