Screening of Hannah Arendt
Margarethe von Trotta’s Hannah Arendt is a powerful biopic about one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Catch the screening at Institut français d'Ecosse on 18th November!
About Screening of Hannah Arendt
Margarethe von Trotta’s Hannah Arendt is a powerful biopic about one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century.
The film follows Arendt during a pivotal moment in her life: in the early 1960s, she travels to Jerusalem to report on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann for The New Yorker. Her observations lead to the development of her thought-provoking concept of the “banality of evil”, which continues to spark debate to this day.
Arendt portrayed Eichmann not as a monstrous figure, but as a disturbingly ordinary bureaucrat, someone who followed orders without reflection or remorse. “The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him… terribly and terrifyingly normal.”
Through flashbacks, the film also explores Arendt’s early years in Germany, her escape from the Nazis, her life in exile, and her complex relationship with philosopher Martin Heidegger.
We warmly invite you to experience this thought-provoking film and reflect on its enduring relevance in today’s world.
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