Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)

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Released:
2015-06-30

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.

Director:
Ada Ushpiz

Runtime:
2h 8min

Genre:
Documentary, History

  • Cast:
  • Alison Darcy
    as
    Hannah Arendt (voice)
  • Richard Bernstein
    as
    Self - Arendt's Friend
  • Jerome Kohn
    as
    Self - Arendt's Assistant
  • Steven Asheim
    as
    Self - Professor
  • Aharon Appelfeld
    as
    Self - Writer