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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

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7.7/10 • 44

1995-08-011h 44m

Drama

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?

Directors
Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Writters
Timothy Quay, Alan Passes, Stephen Quay
Editors
Larry Sider

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  1. Alice Krige

    Alice Krige

    Lisa Benjamenta

  2. Mark Rylance

    Mark Rylance

    Jakob

  3. Gottfried John

    Gottfried John

    Herr Benjamenta

  4. Daniel Smith

    Daniel Smith

    Kraus

  5. Joseph Alessi

    Joseph Alessi

    Pepino

  6. Jonathan Stone

    Jonathan Stone

    Hebling

  7. César Saratxu

    César Saratxu

    Inigo

  8. Peter Lovstrom

    Peter Lovstrom

    Jorgenson

  9. Uri Roodner

    Uri Roodner

    Schilinski

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
surrealism