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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life(Movie, 1995)

1h 44min | Genres: Animation, Drama
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human LifeRating: 3.8/5 (with 1818 votes)
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is a 1995 drama film by the brothers Quay in their directorial debut. Based on Robert Walser's novel Jakob von Gunten, the film stars Mark Rylance, Alice Krige and Gottfried John. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Sitges Film Festival Best Cinematography

About Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Jakob arrives at the Institute Benjamenta (run by brother and sister Johannes and Lisa Benjamenta) to learn to become a servant. With seven other men, he studies under Lisa: absurd lessons of movement, drawing circles, and servility. He asks for a better room. No other students arrive and none leave for employment. Johannes is unhappy, imperious, and detached from the school's operation. Lisa is beautiful, at first tightly controlled, then on the verge of breakdown. There's a whiff of incest. Jakob is drawn to Lisa, and perhaps she to him. As winter sets in, she becomes catatonic. Things get worse; Johannes notes that all this has happened since Jakob came. Is there any cause and effect?

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Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK), Japan
Based on: "Jakob von Gunten" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Afrikaans (AF), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/01/1995
Cast: Alice Maud Krige, Daniel Smith, Gottfried John, Joseph Alessi, Mark Rylance
Director: Brothers Quay, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Producer: Janine Marmot
Screenwriter: Brothers Quay, Alan Passes, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Film Editor: Larry Sider
Composer: Lech Jankowski
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Institut Benjamenta"
"Institute Benjamenta"
"벤야멘타 학원"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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