Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
1995 · 1h 45m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Writers: Timothy Quay, Alan Passes, Stephen Quay
Music by: Lech Jankowski
Cinematography: Nicholas D. Knowland
Editor: Larry Sider
Cast
Alice Krige as Lisa BenjamentaMark Rylance as JakobGottfried John as Herr BenjamentaDaniel Smith as KrausJoseph Alessi as PepinoJonathan Stone as HeblingCésar Saratxu as InigoPeter Lovstrom as JorgensonUri Roodner as SchilinskiPeter WhitfieldMore like this
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