Title:
Hannah Arendt
Uniform Title:
Hannah Arendt (Motion picture)
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
DVD release of the 2012 motion picture.
Special features: Q&A with director Margarethe von Trotta, screenwriter Pam Katz, actresses Barbara Sukowa and Janet McTeer and advisor Jerome Kohn ; making-of ; deleted scenes ; U.S. theatrical trailer ; 20-page booklet with essays, historical bios and a timeline.
Summary:
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.
System Details:
DVD ; WIDESCREEN PRESENTATION ; 5.1 SURROUND AND STEREO.
Language Note:
IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN, WITH OPTIONAL SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH.
