Bibliograph

Vita activa, the spirit of Hannah Arendt, a film by Ada Ushpiz ; produced by Ina Fichman, Ada Ushpiz ; written and directed by Ada Ushpiz

Type

Label

Vita activa, the spirit of Hannah Arendt, a film by Ada Ushpiz ; produced by Ina Fichman, Ada Ushpiz ; written and directed by Ada Ushpiz

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Vita activa

Oclc number

962801186

Responsibility statement

a film by Ada Ushpiz ; produced by Ina Fichman, Ada Ushpiz ; written and directed by Ada Ushpiz

Runtime

132

Sub title

the spirit of Hannah Arendt

Summary

"The German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the "Banality of Evil" when referring to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine. Her private life was no less controversial thanks to her early love affair with the renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. This thought provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival materials, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Arendt's life, traveling to places where she lived, worked, loved, and was betrayed, as she wrote about the open wounds of modern times."--Zeitgeist Films website

Technique

live action

Classification