Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975•1h 52m•7.3•Released
Drama
A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle; however, her distressed bourgeois family decides that Benilde has lost her mind.
Director
Manoel de Oliveira
Writer
Manoel de Oliveira, José Régio
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Tobis Portuguesa
Cast
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
Manoel de Oliveira
Screaming Madman (voice)
Production
Company
Tobis Portuguesa
Company
Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Producer
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
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