Institute Benjamenta, or this dream people call human life / Channel Four Films with the participation of British Screen presents a Koninck production ; in co-production with Image Forum and Pandora Film ; a Zeitgeist Films release ; written by Alan Passes and the Brothers Quay ; producers, Keith Griffiths, Janine Marmot ; directed by the Brothers Quay.

A hesitant man named Jakob von Gunten arrives at a boarding school for the training of servants, where the curriculum consists of one endlessly repeated lesson: self-negation. The students' only goal to become insignificant.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Brothers Quay, Channel Four Films (Firm), British Screen, Zeitgeist Films
Other Authors:	Passes, Alan, 1943-, Rylance, Mark, John, Gottfried, 1942-2014, Smith, Daniel, Krige, Alice, 1954-, Knowland, Nicolas D., Sider, Larry, Jankowski, Lech, Walser, Robert, 1878-1956
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : Zeitgeist Films, [2012], ©2012.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Boarding schools > Drama. Siblings > Drama. Household employees > Drama. Feature films.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Variant Title:	This dream people call human life.
Format:	Video DVD