Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

72% | Nov 21, 1975 | 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.

Featured Cast

Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
Manoel de Oliveira
Editor

Cast

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper

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