Click to view attachmentIn the mood for a challenging film? Watch The Fountainhead. What an ambitious movie. I mean, this one is way out . . . philosophical tale of an idealistic architect's struggle against big business. Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal, began their love affair while filming this movie; The Fountainhead is truly a maze of an exercise. If you stay with it, however . . . you'll be rewarded in the end. Cooper's final soliloquy, is masterfully delivered. He deserved an Oscar, just for memorizing all those extaordinary lines. Reminds me some of Theodore Dreiser, type fare.

Classic film noir, dripping with angst. Neal and Massey shine and the cinematographey is wonderful but the story comes up short IMO. I can never make it through Cooper's soliloquy without my eyes glazing over.

BTW, there was speculation that Fountainhead was loosely based on Frank Loyd Wright as Ayn Rand was a Wright client but she vehemently denied such.

I guess I like the film, more than you do . . . in the end, I feel satisfied, but also somewhat confused. I too had heard of the Lloyd Wright, connection. We had three Lloyd Wright homes, in Gary . . . I got inside of one of them. While the exterior was not to my taste, the home's interior was surprising, with uninterrupted flow.

Tommaso, could you explain what you mean about your eyes, glazing over? Are you being brought to tears, or are you being put to sleep? I'm not sure . . .

btw: Actress Anne Baxter, was Frank Lloyd Wright's niece, I believe . . .

Armanis, I picture Ebert calling you for movie trivia

thank you for the Wright- Anne Baxter connection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Baxter


get ready also for the reissue of Fountainhead
http://www.cinematical.com/search/?q=fountainhead


sillage

Click to view attachmentSillage, my dear mother was like an encyclopedia. I'd watch movies with her, and she'd give me all the inside information about the actors, the directors, the producers, and then some. Mother could do this for a variety of subjects. I think she would have LOVED, POL!!

Atlas Shrugged . . . starring Angelina and Brad? Another excuse, not to go to the movies . . .

photo: my movie loving, mother.

Armanis, the movie occasionally gets a bit "preachy" and at these times I have a tendency to tune out.

Click to view attachmentUnderstood.