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Mark Rylance,
Alice Krige,
Gottfried John,
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Stephen Quay,
Timothy Quay,
Stephen Quay,
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: Not Rated
: Kino
: Cult, Foreign, Independent, Costume Drama/Period Piece, Dysfunctional Families, Experimental/Avant-Garde, UK
: 101 min.
: English
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From the directing team of identical twin brothers Timothy Quay and Stephen Quay, Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life focuses on the experiences of Jakob Von Gunten (Mark Rylance), who has come to the titular institute to train to become a manservant. Amidst a series of unorthodox lessons under the instruction of brother and sister Johannes Benjamenta (Gottfried John) and Lisa Benjamenta (Alice Krige), Jakob becomes attracted to Lisa and she to him. As the magnetism between the two of them intensifies, Lisa's health declines more and more, leading Johannes to question Jakob's influence on her. The screenplay was adapted from the novel Jakob von Gunten by Robert Walser. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
"Few filmmakers are as accomplished at reaching into the outer reaches of the subconscious as Timothy and Stephen Quay." This article completes the interview Jonathan Marlow conducted with the Quay Brothers, the first half of which was published in November. Full article >>
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by chester
March 1, 2003 - 10:53 AM PST
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9 out of 14 members found this review helpful
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| A very odd and somewhat interesting movie drawn from the the writings of Robert Walser. I'm sure Institute Benjamenta would have been more interesting if I had any familiarity with Walser's writings - which have had an influence on such philosophers as Kafka and Hess. I found the Quays' stop motion films to be slightly less obscure and much more accessible. Institute Benjamenta (like any decent form of art, I suppose) defies pigeon-holing or comparison with other films, but I found it slow and rather ambiguous... |
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