Institute Benjamenta

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Directed by	Stephen Quay Timothy Quay Weiser Quay
Written by	Alan Passes Stephen Quay Timothy Quay
Based on	Jakob von Gunten 1909 novel by Robert Walser
Produced by	Karl Baumgartner Janine Marmot Keith Griffiths Katsue Tomiyama
Starring	Mark Rylance Alice Krige Gottfried John
Cinematography	Nick Knowland
Edited by	Larry Sider
Music by	Lech Jankowski
Production companies	Pandora Filmproduktion Koninck Studios Image Forum Film Four International British Screen Productions
Distributed by	Zeitgeist Films
Release dates	August 1995 (1995-08) (Locarno) 13 September 1995 (1995-09-13) (Toronto) 17 November 1995 (1995-11-17) (United Kingdom)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Germany Japan United Kingdom
Languages	German English Spanish Afrikaans

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life is a 1995 drama film by the brothers Quay in their directorial debut. Based on Robert Walser's novel Jakob von Gunten, the film stars Mark Rylance, Alice Krige and Gottfried John.