The life and work of German political philosopher of Jewish descent Hannah Arendt (1906-75), who caused a stir when she coined a subversive concept, the banality of evil, in her 1963 book on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann (1906-62), held in Israel in 1961, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine.
Direction
Ushpiz lets Arendt's own words ignite the drama.
Writing
The Eichmann trial footage hits different with context.
Director
Ada Ushpiz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arendt's Eichmann coverage was so controversial that Israeli cabinet members demanded her arrest; the film captures how intellectuals became public enemies overnight.
Director Ada Ushpiz spent years accessing private letters showing Arendt's private anguish — the public iron lady had sleepless nights over lost friendships.
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