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Hannah Arendt

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Original title

Hannah Arendt

Year

2012

Running time

113 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Margarethe von Trotta

Screenwriter

Pam Katz, Margarethe von Trotta

Cast

Music

André Mergenthaler

Cinematography

Caroline Champetier

Producer

Heimatfilm

Genre

Drama | 1960s. Nazism. Holocaust. Based on a true story

Synopsis

A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann. In the award-winning Hannah Arendt, director Barbara Sukowa reteams with director Margarethe von Trotta (Vision, Rosa Luxemburg) for a new biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker—controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils—introduced her now-famous concept of the “Banality of Evil.” Using footage from the actual Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, von Trotta turns the often invisible passion for thought into immersive, dramatic cinema. An Official Selection at the Toronto International and New York Jewish Film Festivals, Hannah Arendt also co-stars Klaus Pohl as philosopher Martin Heidegger, Nicolas Woodeson as New Yorker editor William Shawn, and two-time Oscar Nominee Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) as novelist Mary McCarthy.

Rankings Position

#118 Best German Movies of all time

Awards: 2012: German Film Awards: 2 Awards: Best Actress (Sukowa) and Best Film (Award in Silver). 6 nom.

2012: Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci: Silver Spike

2012: Tokyo International Film Festival: Official Selection

2013: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Barbara Sukowa)

2013: Gaudí Awards: Nominated for Best European Film

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66 My Favorite German Movies (18)

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