Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975
1h 52m
7.2
PT
Drama
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Tobis Portuguesa
+1 more
Key Crew
Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
José Régio
Writer
Manoel de Oliveira
Director
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Producer
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
A
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
