Margarethe von Trotta
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm)
Language
English
Description
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, [director] von Trotta...turns the often-invisible...