Hannah Arendt (2012 film)

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Hannah Arendt (2012 film) is a biographical drama directed by Margarethe von Trotta that portrays the philosopher Hannah Arendt’s coverage of the Adolf Eichmann trial and the controversy surrounding her concept of the “banality of evil.”

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instanceOf biographical drama film
film
awardReceived German Film Award
surface form: German Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Golden Calf for Best Actress
surface form: Lola for Best Actress
basedOn Hannah Arendt’s reporting on the Eichmann trial
cinematographyBy Caroline Champetier
composer André Mergenthaler
countryOfOrigin France
Germany
Luxembourg
director Margarethe von Trotta
distributor Zeitgeist Films
editedBy Bettina Brokemper
surface form: Bettina Böhler
genre biographical film
drama film
hasCastMember Axel Milberg
Barbara Sukowa
Janet McTeer
Julia Jentsch
Nicholas Woodeson
Ulrich Noethen NERFINISHED
language English
French
German
mainSubject The Eichmann Trial
surface form: Adolf Eichmann trial

Hannah Arendt
banality of evil
portrays Hannah Arendt’s coverage of the Adolf Eichmann trial
The New Yorker
surface form: The New Yorker magazine

controversy over the concept of the banality of evil
intellectual debates about totalitarianism
philosophical reflection on evil and responsibility
producer Bettina Brokemper
Johannes Rexin
releaseEvent premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
releaseYear 2012
screenwriter Margarethe von Trotta
Pam Katz
setInPeriod 1960s
setting Jerusalem
New York City
stars Axel Milberg
Barbara Sukowa
Janet McTeer
Julia Jentsch

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