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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

7.619951h 45m14AMovieDramaMystery

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…

DirectorsStephen Quay·Timothy Quay
WritersTimothy Quay·Alan Passes
ProducersKarl Baumgartner·Keith Griffiths

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Cast · Directed by Stephen Quay

AKAlice Krige
Alice Krige
Lisa Benjamenta
MRMark Rylance
Mark Rylance
Jakob
GJGottfried John
Gottfried John
Herr Benjamenta
DS
Daniel Smith
Kraus
JA
Joseph Alessi
Pepino
JS
Jonathan Stone
Hebling
CSCésar Saratxu
César Saratxu
Inigo
PL
Peter Lovstrom
Jorgenson
URUri Roodner
Uri Roodner
Schilinski
PW
Peter Whitfield

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