Benilde or the Virgin Mother

1975 7.2 (12 votes) 1h 52m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tobis Portuguesa
Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe)

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Screenplay: Manoel de Oliveira

Director of Photography: Elso Roque

Writer: José Régio

Director: Manoel de Oliveira

Producer: António-Pedro Vasconcelos

Top 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

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