Storyline
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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Cast & Crew
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
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life was released on August 1, 1995.
The runtime of Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is 1h 45m.
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is a Drama movie.
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 on TMDB.
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life was directed by Stephen Quay.
The main cast of Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life includes Alice Krige, Mark Rylance, Gottfried John.
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is originally in English.