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Hannah Arendt / Heimatfilm ; directed by Margarethe von Trotta ; screenplay by Pam Katz, Margarethe von Trotta ; produced by Bettine Brokemper, Johannes Rexin = Regie, Margarethe von Trotta ; Drehbuch, Pam Katz, Margarethe von Trotta ; Produzenten, Bettine Brokemper, Johannes Rexin.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: Z1156 | Zeitgeist FilmsLanguage: English, French, German Original language: German Subtitle language: English Publisher: New York, NY : Zeitgeist Video, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (20 pages)Content type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Hannah Arendt (Motion picture).
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Caroline Champetier ; music, André Mergenthaler ; editor, Bettina Böhler.
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Degen, Nicholas Woodeson.Summary: A biopic of Hannah Arendt, 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 beautifully turns the often invisible passion for thought into dramatic cinema.
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A brilliant 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 beautifully turns the often invisible passion for thought into dramatic cinema.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Special features: Q&A with director Margarethe von Trotta, screenwriter Pam Katz, actresses Barbara Sukowa and Janet McTeer and advisor Jerome Kohn ; making-of featurette ; deleted scenes ; U.S. theatrical trailer ; 20-page booklet with essays, historical bios and a timeline.

Director of photography, Caroline Champetier ; music, André Mergenthaler ; editor, Bettina Böhler.

Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Degen, Nicholas Woodeson.

A biopic of Hannah Arendt, 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 beautifully turns the often invisible passion for thought into dramatic cinema.

MPAA rating: Not rated ; OFRB Rating: PG; parental guidance advised.

DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen presentation (2.40:1) ; 5.1 surround and stereo ; HD transfer, enhanced for widescreen monitors.

In English, German and French with optional English subtitles and English SDH.

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