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Movie Info
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.
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
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Producer: Karl Baumgartner, Keith Griffiths, Katsue Tomiyama
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Writer: Alan Passes, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Robert Walser
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: Zeitgeist Films, New World Pictures
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Production Co: New World
Cast & Crew

Mark Rylance
Jakob

Alice Krige
Lisa Benjamenta

Gottfried John
Herr Benjamenta

Daniel Smith
Kraus

Joseph Alessi
Pepino

Peter Lovstrom
Jorgenson

Stephen Quay
Director

Timothy Quay
Director

Alan Passes
Writer

Stephen Quay
Writer

Timothy Quay
Writer

Robert Walser
Writer

Karl Baumgartner
Producer

Keith Griffiths
Producer

Katsue Tomiyama
Producer

Lech Jankowski
Original Music

Nicholas D. Knowland
Cinematographer

Larry Sider
Film Editing

Irene Lamb
Casting

Jennifer Kernke
Production Design

Alison Riva
Art Director

Nicky Gillbrand
Costume Design
Critic Reviews for Institute Benjamenta
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Oct 03, 2012Thinking he has no important calling in life, an ambitionless man enrolls in a school that trains servants; once there, he enters into an ambiguous, sexually repressed relationship with the headmistress and her brother. A beautiful looking black and white film that deliberately uses shallow focus and overexposure to tremendous artistic effect, though the sludgy, slow and surreal plot will turn the average moviegoer off.
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