Title: Hannah Arendt /
Authors: Trotta, Margarethe von,; Brokemper, Bettina,; Rexin, Johannes,; Katz, Pamela,; Sukowa, Barbara, 1950-; Milberg, Axel; McTeer, Janet,; Zeitgeist Films,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Arendt, Hannah, Drama.; Eichmann, Adolf, Trials, litigation, etc. Drama.; Women journalists Biography Drama.; War crime trials Germany Drama.; Banality (Philosophy) Drama.; Good and evil Philosophy Drama.; Motion pictures, German.; Foreign films Germany.
Abstract: A brilliant biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt's reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker, controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils, introduced her now-famous concept of the 'Banality of Evil.' Using footage from the actual Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, von Trotta beautifully turns the often invisible passion for thought into dramatic cinema.