Benilde or the Virgin Mother Poster

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

Nov 21, 1975 Drama 1h 52m
72%
User Score
7.4/10

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.

Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
José Régio
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Maria Amélia Matta
Maria Amélia Matta

Benilde
Jorge Rolla
Jorge Rolla

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva
Varela Silva

Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Glória de Matos

Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Maria Barroso

Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo
Augusto de Figueiredo

Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Jacinto Ramos

Fabrício, the doctor

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