Movie, 2015
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
IMDb 7.3, 128 min, Documentary, History, Canada
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.
Cast
20 creditedAD
Alison Darcy
Hannah Arendt (voice)
RB
Richard Bernstein
Self - Arendt's Friend
JK
Jerome Kohn
Self - Arendt's Assistant
SA
Steven Asheim
Self - Professor
Aharon Appelfeld
Self - Writer
LB
Leon Botstein
Self - Arendt's Student
IZ
Idith Zertal
Self - Historian
RJ
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Self - Iranian Dissident
GH
Gertrude Heidegger
Self - Heidegger's Granddaughter
EF
Emmanuel Faye
Self - Philosopher
DL
Deborah Lipstadt
Self - Historian
Judith Butler
Self - Philosopher
Trailers & teasers
1 clips
Details
DirectorAda Ushpiz
WritersAda Ushpiz, Holger Preuße
GenreDocumentary, History
Runtime128 min
ReleasedTue, Jun 30, 2015
CountryCanada
IMDBtt5358370
