Hannah Arendt / Zeitgeist Films ; directed by Margarethe von Trotta ; producers, Bettina Brokemper, Johannes Rexin ; screenwriters, Margarethe von Trotta, Pamela Katz.
Title from web page. Janet McTeer, Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg. Originally produced as a motion picture.
Summary:
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.
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