Margarethe von Trotta, 'Hannah Arendt': Rara película sobre filósofa (Margarethe von Trotta's 'Hannah Arendt': An Unusual Film on a Woman Philosopher)

Ibercampus (June 30, 2013)

7 Pages Posted: 23 Feb 2015 Last revised: 24 Feb 2015

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo examina críticamente la película de Margarethe von Trotta sobre Hannah Arendt y el caso Eichmann (2012), centrándose en su tratamiento de la complicidad paradójica e involucramiento de Heidegger con el nazismo, y en la aceptación extrañamente incuestionada y en el blanqueo de la figura y el pensamiento de Heidegger por parte de Arendt.

English Abstract: This paper is a critical analysis of Margarethe von Trotta's 2012 film on Hannah Arendt and the Eichmann case, with a focus on its treatment of Heidegger's paradoxical complicity and involvement with Nazism ,and on Hannah Arendt's strangely unquestioning acceptance and whitening of Heidegger's figure and thought.

Keywords: Heidegger, Philosophy, Politics, Nazism, Film, Margarethe von Trotta, Hannah Arendt, Complicity

Suggested Citation

Garcia Landa, Jose Angel, Margarethe von Trotta, 'Hannah Arendt': Rara película sobre filósofa (Margarethe von Trotta's 'Hannah Arendt': An Unusual Film on a Woman Philosopher) (2013). Ibercampus (June 30, 2013), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2568351

Jose Angel Garcia Landa (Contact Author)

Universidad de Zaragoza ( email )

Gran Via 2
Zaragoza, 50005
Spain

HOME PAGE: http://www.garcialanda.net

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