Film·1975·1h 52m

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

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.

Directed by Manoel de Oliveira

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Cast

8 credited

Maria Amélia Matta
Maria Amélia MattaBenilde
Jorge Rolla
Jorge RollaEduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva
Varela SilvaMelo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Glória de MatosEtelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Maria BarrosoGenoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo
Augusto de FigueiredoCristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Jacinto RamosFabrício, the doctor
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de OliveiraScreaming Madman (voice)

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