Hannah Arendt

A brilliant, award-winning biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt-€™s reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in  The New Yorker  introduced her now-famous concept -€œthe banality of evil.-€ Using footage from the Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, von Trotta turns the often-invisible passion for thought into immersive, dramatic cinema.English and German with English subtitles. Unrated. 113 minutes. Blu-ray.  Presented  in collaboration with the Anthropology department.

 

 

Hangmen Also Die!

(Part of the Fritz Lang series)
Wednesday, February 17
Presented by: James McFarland, Assistant Professor of German, Cinema and Media Arts; with Zachary Feldman, doctoral student in German.
USA (1943) Dir: Fritz Lang.

This  film noir drama relied on Bertolt Brecht-€™s only Hollywood screenplay. Based on the historical assassination of the number two man in Hitler-€™s SS and prominent architect of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich, Lang explores the possibilities of resisting even the most brutal characters in history. English. No rating. 134 minutes. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration  with the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages.

 

Cameraperson  (A Nashville Premiere)

Thursday, February 18
Presented by: Kirsten Johnson, Visiting Director & Cinematographer.
USA (2016). Dir: Kirsten Johnson.

Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson reaches into her vast trove of footage she has shot over decades. What emerges is a bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera. Johnson is the cinematographer on some of the most important documentaries including  Citizenfour  and  The Invisible War.  Cameraperson comes to ILENS fresh from its debut at Sundance-€™s -€œNew Frontiers.-€ English. Unrated.  Presented in collaboration with Cinema & Media Arts and the Curb Center.