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Institute Benjamenta or: This Dream People Call Human Life

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Institute Benjamenta or: This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)

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Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Brilliant English animators The Brothers Quay create their first feature-length live-action film in this tale of a dilapidated boarding school for the teaching of servants run by a brother and... Brilliant English animators The Brothers Quay create their first feature-length live-action film in this tale of a dilapidated boarding school for the teaching of servants run by a brother and sister in which the curriculum is the repetition of one single lesson. When Jacob, a young man, enrolls in the school, he becomes entangled in the strange lives of the students and headmasters alike. Called by director Terry Gilliam, "The most visually beautiful and hauntingly humorous film I have seen in the last 300 years." [More]

Starring: Alice Krige, Mark Rylance, Gottfried John

Starring: Alice Krige, Mark Rylance, Gottfried John

Director: Brothers Quay

Director: Brothers Quay
Story: Robert Walser

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A beautiful, complex work that's more easily enjoyed in hindsight.

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A one-of-a-kind education in creative filmmaking.

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The film sets a nightmarish tone.

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