Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

7.4 | 2015-06-30 | Documentary History

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.

Featured Crew

Ada Ushpiz Writer
John Wilson Original Music Composer
Christine Rocheleau Associate Producer
Hedva Goldschmidt Executive Producer
Ada Ushpiz Producer
Ina Fichman Producer
Itai Neeman Director of Photography
German Gutierrez Director of Photography
Stefan Pannen Executive Producer
Michel Lambert Sound Designer

Cast

Alison Darcy
Alison Darcy
Hannah Arendt (voice)
Richard Bernstein
Richard Bernstein
Self - Arendt's Friend
Jerome Kohn
Jerome Kohn
Self - Arendt's Assistant
Steven Asheim
Steven Asheim
Self - Professor
Aharon Appelfeld
Aharon Appelfeld
Self - Writer
Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein
Self - Arendt's Student
Idith Zertal
Idith Zertal
Self - Historian
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Self - Iranian Dissident
Gertrude Heidegger
Gertrude Heidegger
Self - Heidegger's Granddaughter
Emmanuel Faye
Emmanuel Faye
Self - Philosopher

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