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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Movie Details
- Original Title: Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
- Genres: Drama
- Release Date: 1995-08-01
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Rating: 7.728/10 (46 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: Koninck Studios, Image Forum, Pandora Film, Hot Property Films, Film4 Productions
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.1808
- Languages: Afrikaans, German, English, Spanish
Cast & Crew
Alice Krige
as Lisa Benjamenta
Mark Rylance
as Jakob
Gottfried John
as Herr Benjamenta
Daniel Smith
as Kraus
Joseph Alessi
as Pepino
Jonathan Stone
as Hebling
César Saratxu
as Inigo
Peter Lovstrom
as Jorgenson
Uri Roodner
as Schilinski
Peter Whitfield
as
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is a Drama movie directed by . It was released on 1995-08-01.
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life has an IMDb rating of 7.728/10 based on 46 votes.
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The total runtime of Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is 104 minutes.
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