Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

2h 8min

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.

Production Companies

AU Films

Intuitive Pictures

WDR

ARTE

ICI RDI

SVT

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
Deborah Lipstadt

Deborah Lipstadt

Self - Historian
Judith Butler

Judith Butler

Self - Philosopher
Khaled Furani

Khaled Furani

Self - Anthropologist
Yehuda Bauer

Yehuda Bauer

Self - Historian
Adi Ophir

Adi Ophir

Self - Philosopher
Roger Errera

Roger Errera

Self - Journalist
Edna Brocke

Edna Brocke

Self - Arendt's Niece
Adolf Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann

Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
Gideon Hausnet

Gideon Hausnet

Self - Eichmann's Prosecutor (archive footage)
Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

Self - Political Philosopher (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hans Jonas

Hans Jonas

Self - Arendt's Friend (archive footage)
Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Otto Ohlendorf

Otto Ohlendorf

Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
Martin Heidegger

Martin Heidegger

Self - Philosopher (archive footage)

Release date

30th Jun 2015

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Deutsch, עִבְרִית