CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 2h 8m

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

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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.

Directed byAda Ushpiz

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
EN
Released
June 30, 2015
Studios
Intuitive PicturesWDRARTE

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10 credited
Starring

Alison Darcy

Hannah Arendt (voice)

Richard Bernstein

Self - Arendt's Friend

Jerome Kohn

Self - Arendt's Assistant

Steven Asheim

Self - Professor

Aharon Appelfeld

Aharon Appelfeld

Self - Writer

Leon Botstein

Self - Arendt's Student

Idith Zertal

Self - Historian

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Self - Iranian Dissident

Gertrude Heidegger

Self - Heidegger's Granddaughter

Emmanuel Faye

Self - Philosopher

Creative team
Directed by
Ada Ushpiz
Written by
Ada Ushpiz
Produced by
Ina Fichman
Ada Ushpiz

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