Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe
7.3(14)19751h 52mPT
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.
- Director
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Writers
- Manoel de Oliveira, José Régio
- Status
- Released
Cast
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Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
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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)
