Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Drama
★ 7.3/1019751h 52m
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
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.
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
Portuguese
Released
Nov 21, 1975
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
Portuguese
Released
Nov 21, 1975
Cast
Maria Amélia Matta
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
Jorge Rolla
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)
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