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Benilde or the Virgin Mother

1975

1h 52m

Director: Manoel de Oliveira

Writers: Manoel de Oliveira, José Régio

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.

Cast

Maria Amélia Matta

Benilde

Jorge Rolla

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin

Photo of Varela Silva as Melo Cantos, Benilde's father

Varela Silva

Melo Cantos, Benilde's father

Photo of Glória de Matos as Etelvina, Eduardo's mother

Glória de Matos

Etelvina, Eduardo's mother

Photo of Maria Barroso as Genoveva, the house-keeper

Maria Barroso

Genoveva, the house-keeper

Photo of Augusto de Figueiredo as Cristóvão, the priest

Augusto de Figueiredo

Cristóvão, the priest

Photo of Jacinto Ramos as Fabrício, the doctor

Jacinto Ramos

Fabrício, the doctor

Photo of Manoel de Oliveira as Screaming Madman (voice)

Manoel de Oliveira

Screaming Madman (voice)

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