Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

Name: Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-11-21
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Glória de Matos, Maria Barroso

19751h 52mDrama

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.

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Cast

MMaria Amélia MattaBenilde
JJorge RollaEduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela SilvaMelo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de MatosEtelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria BarrosoGenoveva, the house-keeper
AAugusto de FigueiredoCristóvão, the priest
Jacinto RamosFabrício, the doctor
Manoel de OliveiraScreaming Madman (voice)

Crew

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Writers: Manoel de Oliveira José Régio
Producers: António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Music: João Paes
Cinematography: Elso Roque
Editing: Manoel de Oliveira

Details

Released: November 21, 1975
Language: Portuguese
Studio: Tobis Portuguesa, Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
IMDb: tt0072691