Institute Benjamenta : or This dream people call human life /

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 is to become insignificant.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Channel Four Films (Firm), British Screen, Zeitgeist Films, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Rylance, Mark, John, Gottfried, 1942-2014, Smith, Daniel (Actor), Krige, Alice, 1954-, Walser, Robert, 1878-1956
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Kino On Video, [2000]
Subjects:	Boarding schools > Drama. Brothers and sisters > Drama. Household employees > Drama. Experimental films. Motion pictures, British. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	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 is to become insignificant.
Item Description:	Based on the novella Jakob von Gunten and other texts of Robert Walser. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. Special features: "On the set of Institute Benjamenta," never before available behind-the-scenes footage -- Original theatrical trailer -- Interview with the Brothers Quay. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
Format:	DVD format.
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Nic Knowland ; editor, Larry Sider ; music, Lech Jankowski.