Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Name: Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.3

1975 · 112 min

Drama

★ 7.3

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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.

Crew

Director Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay Manoel de Oliveira
Writer José Régio
Director of Photography Elso Roque

Cast

M
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
J
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)

Crew

Director — Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay — Manoel de Oliveira
Writer — José Régio
Director of Photography — Elso Roque

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