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a ray of light in hard times (film: Rosenstrasse – Margarethe von Trotta, 2003)

‘A ray of light in hard times’ – this is how one of the main heroines characterizes the events described in ‘Rosenstrasse‘, the 2003 film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. The episode took place in February-March 1943 and was one … Continue reading

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roots of evil (Film: Coup de Grâce – Volker Schlöndorff, 1976)

‘Coup de Grâce‘ by the German director Volker Schlöndorff owes its title in French to the fact that it adapts for the screen the novel with the same name of the French writer Marguerite Yourcenar. The German title is ‘Der … Continue reading

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evil and allegiance (Film: Hannah Arendt – Margarethe von Trotta, 2012)

Hannah Arendt ignited controversies during her life, and many of these controversies continued after her death. Margarethe von Trotta‘s filmed biography catches some of them (like the fascination that turned into a love story between the bright Jewish student and … Continue reading

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