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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

NR 1 hr 44 min
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How long is Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life?
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is 1 hr 44 min long.
Who directed Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life?
Stephen Quay
Who is Jakob in Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life?
Mark Rylance plays Jakob in the film.
What is Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life about?
When Jakob (Mark Rylance) attends the Institute Benjamenta to learn the ways of servitude, his dream quickly takes on nightmarish qualities. Lisa (Alice Krige), one of the headmasters, is an intriguing beauty whom Jakob feels attracted to, but she seems emotionally unstable. Meanwhile, Lisa's brother (Gottfried John) is entirely distracted from the school's operations, and no new students ever arrive. The work is tedious, and the situation worsens when Lisa falls into a catatonic state.