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A portrait of the genius that shook the world with her discovery of “the banality of evil.” After she attends the Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, Arendt dares to write about the Holocaust in terms no one has ever heard before. Her work instantly provokes a furious scandal, and Arendt stands strong as she is attacked by friends and foes alike. But as the German-Jewish émigré also struggles to suppress her own painful associations with the past, the film exposes her beguiling blend of arrogance and vulnerability — revealing a soul defined and derailed by exile.
Theatrical
May 29, 2013
Box Office
$717K
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 19, 2013
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
MACT Productions, Heimatfilm, Amour Fou Luxembourg, Sophie Dulac Productions, Metro Communications, ARD Degeto, BR, WDR
Original Language
German
Quotes
See all →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!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Solitude of Thought
Martin Heidegger
You say you want me to teach you how to think. Thinking … is a lonely business.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Barbara Sukowa
Hannah Arendt
A
Axel Milberg
Heinrich Blücher
J
Janet McTeer
Mary McCarthy
J
Julia Jentsch
Lotte Köhler
N
Nicholas Woodeson
William Shawn
U
Ulrich Noethen
Hans Jonas
L
Leila Schaus
Laureen
C
Claire Johnston
Ms Serkin
M
Michael Degen
Kurt Blumenfeld
F
Friederike Becht
Young Hannah Arendt
V
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Charlotte Beradt
K
Klaus Pohl
Martin Heidegger
G
Gilbert Johnston
Professor Kahn
