Hannah Arendt is a 2012 German-Luxembourgian-French biographical drama film on DVD, directed by Margarethe von Trotta and starring Barbara Sukowa.
Hannah Arendt (Barbara Sukowa) is 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 had ever heard before. Her work instantly provokes a scandal, and Arendt stands strong as she is attacked by friends and foes alike. But as the German-Jewish émigré 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.
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Hannah Arendt Movie Reviews
“Hannah Arendt conveys the glamour, charisma and difficulty of a certain kind of German thought… The movie turns ideas into the best kind of entertainment.” The New York Times
“The writer-philosopher Hannah Arendt is brought to life by a mesmerizing Barbara Sukowa in Margarethe von Trotta's film.” Village Voice
“Barbara Sukowa's performance in the title role is the kind that reverberates long after the screen goes black.” Los Angeles Times
“Barbara Sukowa delivers a beautifully modulated performance, showing the rigor of Arendt's thought and convictions while revealing the contours of a passionate woman with complex relationships.” Chicago Reader
“In an era of sleepwalking surrender, "Hannah Arendt” is a welcome wake-up call, a ringing reminder that warring forces first assemble on the battlefield of conscience." St. Louis Post-Dispatch