Film Screening

Hannah Arendt

Jun 17, 2024, 10:30 PM

A biographical portrait of its eponymous heroine, chronicling her formulation of that thesis and her experience of the context in which it was received.

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Directed by Margarethe von Trotta (2012)
In German; English subtitles. 110 min.

In 1961, German-American philosopher Hannah Arendt was sent by The New Yorker to cover Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, where he faced execution for crimes against humanity. Her report proposed “the banality of evil,” an expression which described the radical disparity between Eichmann’s underwhelming personality and the incalculable magnitude of his sins. German director Margarethe von Trotta’s film, Hannah Arendt, is a biographical portrait of its eponymous heroine, chronicling her formulation of that thesis and her experience of the context in which it was received.

This screening is presented as part of “Being Here is Everything: Films by Women Directors,” a Filmbar series featuring films about creative, independent women by female directors. This series is organized in conjunction with the special exhibition, “Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich bin Ich / I Am Me.”