The Fountainhead by King Vidor film screening (PG)

Individualistic and idealistic architect Howard Roark is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. He seems unemployable but finally lands a job with like-minded Henry Cameron. Rival company Francon & Heyer represent the institution that Roark is striving against. Roark and Cameron create beautiful work, but their projects rarely receive recognition, however within a few years Cameron drinks himself to death, warning Roark that the same fate awaits unless he compromises his ideals.

Roark is determined to retain his artistic integrity at all costs. After meeting and falling in love with Dominique Francon the daughter of his main rival, being the target for a power hungry socialist’s hate campaign, losing his business and regaining his integrity Roark finds himself in court after blowing up a building he helped to design. At the trial, Roark seems doomed, but he rouses the courtroom with a statement about the value of selfishness and the need to remain true to oneself. Roark describes the triumphant role of creators and the price they pay at the hands of corrupt societies.

The jury finds him not guilty. Roark marries Dominique and Gail Wynand editor of The Banner newspaper and long time supporter of his work asks Roark to design one last building, a skyscraper that will testify to the supremacy of man. As the building needs completion Roark’s journey is now complete as he has earned the respect of his peers and is now in a position to take the pleasure in the act of creation that he has striven for throughout his life.

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With a special introduction by Sam Jacob.
Sam Jacob is a founding director of FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste). He has extensive experience of delivering innovative architectural projects. His involvement in projects reveals a strong architectural vision, allied with a practical acumen of buildability. He trained as an architect and is now involved in a wide range of cultural activity from building projects to art projects. Sam is currently the partner in charge of the Hoogvliet project in Holland and the Museum of Croydon. He has taught and lectured at universities in Europe and the US, and is architecture editor for Contemporary, as well as writing for many art and design publications

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