Hannah Arendt
a film by Margarethe von Trotta
World premiere: Toronto International Film Festival 2012
European Premiere : Berlinale Lola 2013
Germany / Luxembourg / France / Israel 2012 // color // 113min // dolby digital
Synopsis
New York, 1961. World-famous philosopher Hannah Arendt is thrilled when the reputable magazine 'The New Yorker' accepts her proposal to cover the trial of Nazi mass murderer Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. With this piece of work she seeks for a last chance to confront herself with the past, having been interned in France and barely having escaped deportation to a concentration camp herself. When she publishes her articles and coins the term 'banality of evil', the result is a global outcry of indignation. Public opinion worldwide consider Eichmann a monster and is appalled by Arendt's unemotional approach and interpretation of history. Her life, name and reputation are threatenend. Defending her opinions with admirable courage, she refuses to be shaken by this bitter dispute even at the expense of personal friendships. Margarethe von Trotta's feature film is a stirring glimpse on the controversy caused by Arendt's uncompromising political thoughts and a portrait of an exceptional woman.
| Written by | Pamela Katz & Margarethe von Trotta |
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| Directed by | Margarethe von Trotta |
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| Camera | Caroline Champetier |
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| Production Design | Volker Schäfer |
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| Costumes | Frauke Firl |
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| Editing | Bettina Böhler |
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| Original Score | André Mergenthaler |
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| Sound Design | Gregg Vittore |
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| With | Barbara Sukowa, Janet McTeer, Axel Milberg, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Degen, Klaus Pohl, Sascha Ley, Patrick Hastert, Germain Wagner, Tom Leick, Marie Jung, Pitt Simon, Leila Schaus, Nilton Martins, Gilbert Johnston, Timothy Lone |
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| Producers | Bettina Brokemper, Johannes Rexin, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Antoine de Clermont-Tonerre & David Silber |
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| Production | Heimatfilm, AMOUR FOU Luxembourg, Mact Productions & Metro Communications |
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| Supported by | Film Fund Luxembourg, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Filmfernsehfonds Bayern, Deutscher Filmförderungsfond, FFA, DFFF, CNC, Eurimages, Media |
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| In cooperation with | Israel Film Fund, Jerusalem Film Fund & ARD/Degeto, WDR und BR |
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| Worldsales | The Match Factory |
Awards & Nominations
Silver Spike Award @ International Film Festival Valladolid 2012
Grand Prix @ Festival International du Film d'Histoire de Pessac 2012
Prix du Jury @ Festival International du Film d'Histoire de Pessac 2012
Prix des étudiants @ Festival International du Film d'Histoire de Pessac 2012
Leo Baeck Medaille @ Leo Baeck Institute New York 2012
Best Actress for Barbara Sukowa @ Bavarian Film Award 2012
Honorary Award for Margarethe von Trotta of Bavarian Minister President 2012
Nomination for Grand Prize @ Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2012
Nomination for Tokyo Grand Prix @ Tokyo International Film Festival 2012
Silver Lola Best Film for Hannah Arendt @ German Academy Award 2013
Golden Lola Best Actress for Barbara Sukowa @ German Academy Award 2013
Nomination for Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Make-up, Best Costume Design @ German Academy Award 2013
Prix Eurimages 2013
Amnesty International Award Strasbourg 2013
Guild Film Award in Gold @ Guild of German Art House Cinemas 2013
Women Film Critics Circle Award 2nd place for Barbara Sukowa 2013
Nomination for Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Movie 2013
Nomination for Best Actress for Barbara Sukowa @ European Film Awards 2013
Nomination for Best Actress for Barbara Sukowa @ Romy Gala Austria 2013
Honorary Dragen Award @ Göteborg International Film Festival 2013
Federico Fellini Award for Cinematic Excellence to Barbara Sukowa, Bari 2013
Nomination for Best Actress for Barbara Sukowa @ German Film Critics Award 2014
Nomination for Best European Film @ Gopo Awards Romania 2014
Directors Award, Berlin 2014
Top Ten Best Films 2013 @ The New York Times 2014
Best Film 2013 @ Film Critics Guild Japan 2014
Best Fiction in Coproduktion with Luxembourg @ Luxembourg Academy Awards 2014
Nomination for Best Actress for Barbara Sukowa @ Chlotrudis Awards 2014
Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Janet McTeer @ Chlotrudis Awards 2014
Nomination for Best European Film @ Gaudi Awards 2014
Audience Award for Best Narrative Film @ Voices Women and Film Festival Denver 2014
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival 2012 - Canada
Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2012 - Brazil
Tokyo International Film Festival 2012 - Japan
Seminci Valladolid 2012 - Spain
Free Zone 2012, Beograd - Serbia
Ljubljana International Film Festival 2012 - Slowenia
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2012 - Estonia
German Film Days in Copenhagen 2012 - Danmark
Human Rights Film Festival 2012 - Croatia
Palm Spring International Film Festival 2013 - USA
New York Jewish Film Festival 2013 - USA
Seattle Women in Cinema 2013 - USA
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2013 - USA
Göteborg International Film Festival 2013 - Sweden
Portland International Film Festival 2013 - USA
Athena Film Festival, NY 2013 - USA
Bozen Film Festival 2013 - Italy
Miami International Film Festival 2013 - USA
Sofia International Film Festival 2013 - Bulgaria
Vilnius International Film Festival 2013 - Lituania
Bari International Film Festival 2013 - Italy
Bucharest International Film Festival 2013 - Rumania
Istanbul International Film Festival 2013 - Turkey
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival 2013 - Argentina
International Women's Film Festival in Seoul 2013 - South Korea
Max Opüls Preis Filmfestival 2015 - Germany