Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
7.4
2015
2h 8m
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.
Movie Information
Status
Released
Release Date
June 30, 2015
Runtime
2h 8m
Rating
7.4
(15 votes)
Genres
Documentary
History
Production Companies
AU Films
Intuitive Pictures
WDR
ARTE
ICI RDI
SVT
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.
