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The Fountainhead , 1949


The Fountainhead is a 1949 American black-and-white drama film produced by Henry Blanke, directed by King Vidor, and starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey. The script was written by Ayn Rand.

Roark is a brilliant architect.  However, he always has to go his own way, even if it means damaging his career.  At the start of the film, we watch Howard Roark losing one opportunity after another. Also, he takes menial work as a quarryman to finance his projects. He falls in love with heiress Dominique (Patricia Neal), but ends the relationship when he has the opportunity to construct buildings according to his own wishes. Dominique marries a newspaper tycoon (Raymond Massey) who at first conducts a vitriolic campaign against the radical Roark, but eventually becomes his strongest supporter.

The stormy and subversive character of Roark dynamizes the script which contains, in addition to love with Dominique, a trial, a suicide and a debate between two opposite philosophies: individualism vs. collectivism.

The reviews for this movie are divided, some people liked it a lot and some didn't like it at all. What is your opinion ?

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