Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2016)

  • NR
  • 06/28/2016 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 2h 8m

Overview

The life and work of German political philosopher of Jewish descent Hannah Arendt (1906-75), who caused a stir when she coined a subversive concept, the banality of evil, in her 1963 book on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann (1906-62), held in Israel in 1961, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine.

Ada Ushpiz

Writer, Director

Cast

Alison Darcy's headshot

Alison Darcy

Hannah Arendt (voice)
Richard Bernstein's headshot

Richard Bernstein

Self - Arendt's Friend
Jerome Kohn's headshot

Jerome Kohn

Self - Arendt's Assistant
Steven Asheim's headshot

Steven Asheim

Self - Professor
Aharon Appelfeld's headshot

Aharon Appelfeld

Self - Writer
Leon Botstein's headshot

Leon Botstein

Self - Arendt's Student
Idith Zertal's headshot

Idith Zertal

Self - Historian
Ramin Jahanbegloo's headshot

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Self - Iranian Dissident

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