Movie
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975 · Drama · 1h 52m 7.3
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
- Producer
- António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Cast
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
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)