Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995 | 104m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay, Weiser Quay |
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| Writer: | Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay, Alan Passes |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Aug 01, 1995 |
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| Director: | Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay, Weiser Quay |
| Writer: | Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay, Alan Passes |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | surrealism |
| Production Companies | Pandora Film, Koninck Studios, Hot Property Films, Film4 Productions, Image Forum |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alice Krige | Lisa Benjamenta |
| Mark Rylance | Jakob |
| Gottfried John | Herr Benjamenta |
| Daniel Smith | Kraus |
| Joseph Alessi | Pepino |
| Jonathan Stone | Hebling |
| César Saratxu | Inigo |
| Peter Lovstrom | Jorgenson |
| Uri Roodner | Schilinski |
| Peter Whitfield |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Timothy Quay | Writer, Director |
| Stephen Quay | Writer, Director |
| Alan Passes | Writer |
| Nicholas D. Knowland | Director of Photography |
| Larry Sider | Editor |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Jennifer Kernke | Production Design |
| Alison Riva | Art Direction |
| Nicky Gillibrand | Costume Design |
| Gina Carter | Production Manager |
| Dave Crownshaw | Special Effects |
| Lech Jankowski | Original Music Composer |
| Weiser Quay | Co-Director |
| Caroline Clements | Makeup Artist |
| Suzie Zamit | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Keith Griffiths | Producer |
| Karl Baumgartner | Producer |
| Janine Marmot | Producer |
| Katsue Tomiyama | Producer |
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