Special Event: Vita Activa - The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

This event occurred on:  Sat. April 30, 4 pm – 6:45 pm

The German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the “Banality of Evil” when referring to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, which she covered for The New Yorker magazine. Her private life was no less controversial thanks to her early love affair with the renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. This thought provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival materials, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Arendt’s life, traveling to places where she lived, worked, loved, and was betrayed, as she wrote about the open wounds of modern times.

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After the film: 6:15 – 6:45 p.m.: Professor Roger Berkowitz, Associate Professor of Political Studies and Human Rights, and Academic Director, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities, Bard College – will engage the audience in a post screening discussion and Q&A about Hannah Arendt, and the continuation of her vital legacy through the Center. He will then introduce the regular 7pm screening.

A brand new documentary about one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Director: Ada Ushpiz. WINNER – BEST DOCUMENTARY – SANTABARBARA FILM FESTIVAL

Date: Saturday, April 30, 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street Millerton, NY 12546 (MAP)
More Details (or) [email protected] (or) Moviehouse Box Office: 518.789.0022

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