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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt(2015)

06/30/2015 (IL)DocumentaryHistory2h 8m
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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.

Ada Ushpiz

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Alison Darcy photo

Alison Darcy

Hannah Arendt (voice)

Richard Bernstein photo

Richard Bernstein

Self - Arendt's Friend

Jerome Kohn photo

Jerome Kohn

Self - Arendt's Assistant

Steven Asheim photo

Steven Asheim

Self - Professor

Aharon Appelfeld photo

Aharon Appelfeld

Self - Writer

Leon Botstein photo

Leon Botstein

Self - Arendt's Student

Idith Zertal photo

Idith Zertal

Self - Historian

Ramin Jahanbegloo photo

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Self - Iranian Dissident

Gertrude Heidegger photo

Gertrude Heidegger

Self - Heidegger's Granddaughter

Emmanuel Faye photo

Emmanuel Faye

Self - Philosopher

Deborah Lipstadt photo

Deborah Lipstadt

Self - Historian

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StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

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Production CompanyAU Films

Original LanguageEnglish

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