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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)

Documentary History

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.

Duration

128 min

Rating

⭐ 7.3 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 30, 2015

Languages

English, French, German, Hebrew

Production

AU Films, Intuitive Pictures, WDR, ARTE, ICI RDI, SVT