Professor Roger Berkowitz Moderates Film Forum Discussion with Speer Goes to Hollywood Filmmakers Vanessa Lapa and Tomer Eliav

Professor Roger Berkowitz moderates a discussion with Speer Goes to Hollywood filmmakers Vanessa Lapa and Tomer Eliav at the Film Forum in New York City. The film explores the postwar life of Albert Speer, the highest ranking Nazi to be spared the death penalty at Nuremburg, who was widely known as Hitler’s architect. After emerging from 20 years at Spandau prison with a best-selling memoir, rebranded as a “good Nazi,” Speer tried—and got shockingly close—to attaining legitimate movie stardom. The film is based on hours of audio recordings between Speer and screenwriter Andrew Birkin, who was hired by Paramount to script the film version of Speer’s life story. Roger Berkowitz is the academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of politics, philosophy, and human rights at Bard College.

Post Date: 11-04-2021