In 1961, the noted German-American philosopher of Jewish origin, Hannah Arendt, gets to report on the trial of the notorious Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann. While observing the legal proceedings, Arendt concludes that Eichmann was not a monster, but an ordinary man who had thoughtlessly buried his conscience through his obedience to the Nazi regime and its ideology. Arendt's expansion of this idea, presented in her articles for 'The New Yorker', would create her concept of... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1961, the noted German-American philosopher of Jewish origin, Hannah Arendt, gets to report on the trial of the notorious Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann. While observing the legal proceedings, Arendt concludes that Eichmann was not a monster, but an ordinary man who had thoughtlessly buried his conscience through his obedience to the Nazi regime and its ideology. Arendt's expansion of this idea, presented in her articles for 'The New Yorker', would create her concept of 'the banality of evil' that she thought even sucked in some Jewish leaders of the era into unwittingly participating in the Holocaust. The result is a bitter public controversy in which Arendt is accused of blaming the Holocaust's victims. Now that strong willed intellectual is forced to defend her ideas in a struggle that will exact a heavy personal cost.
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| Sly FoxKam WilliamsA fascinating character study of an arrogant, cold-hearted, self-hating Jew who had the nerve to blame 6,000,000 of her own people for their extermination in concentration camps. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannSukowa, who is very appealing in some personal moments in the film, makes Arendt strong in a cool, logical, but humanly unrealistic position. |
| Movie HabitRobert DenersteinThinker and writer adds an intellectual footnote to the Holocaust |
| OverlandTara JudahVon Trotta's film is neither profound, nor radical. It belongs to that grand dramatic tradition that trivialises and sentimentalises history until all that's left is a series of generic conventions. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn engrossing drama about the controversial comments by the philosopher Hannah Arendt on the Adolf Eichmann trial in 1962 in Israel. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferAn emotionally compelling and provocative character study of a brave, intelligent woman. Barbara Sukowa delivers a bravura performance. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordFifty years later, von Trotta's given us a reminder that what we now accept as proven and basic facts and concepts caused outrage in their time... |
| Film InternationalMatthew SorrentoArendt is so measured and elegant that the filmmaking seems effortless. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenBarbara Sukowa's performance in the title role is the kind that reverberates long after the screen goes black. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordBarbara Sukowa is powerful as the chain-smoking and independent Hannah and inhabits her character with passion. |
