Barbara Sukowa Biography
Barbara Sukowa (born 2 February 1950) is a German theatre and film actress. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the film Rosa Luxemburg (1986). Her other film appearances include Lola (1981), Europa (1990), M. Butterfly (1993), and Hannah Arendt (2012).
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The Burden of Bureaucratic Detachment
Hannah Arendt:
He transported people to their deaths, but didn't feel responsible for it. Once the trains were in motion, his work was done.
Kurt Blumenfeld:
So he can say he's free of guilt despite what happened to the people he transported?
Hannah Arendt:
Yes! That's how he sees it. He's a bureaucrat!
Kurt Blumenfeld:
Your quest for truth is admirable, but this time you have gone too far.
Hannah Arendt:
But Kurt, you can't deny the huge difference between the unspeakable horror of the deeds and the mediocrity of the man.
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