Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)

2015-06-30 Canada, Germany, Israel, Sweden 128 Min. PG-13
7.4 15 votes

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.

Cast

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

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