Benilde or the Virgin Mother
(1975)
November 21, 1975• 1h 52m
73%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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
Director
Top Billed Cast
MAM
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
JR
Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
VS
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
GdM
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
MB
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
AdF
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
JR
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
MdO
Manoel de Oliveira
Screaming Madman (voice)
