Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 30, 2015
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Documentary, History
User Score
74%
Original Title
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
Production Companies
AU Films, Intuitive Pictures, WDR, ARTE, ICI RDI, SVT
Director
Ada Ushpiz
Description
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.
