Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

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

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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Released 1975-11-21 · 112 min · Drama

Directed by Manoel de Oliveira

Cast

Maria Amélia Matta as Benilde
Jorge Rolla as Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva as Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos as Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso as Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo as Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos as Fabrício, the doctor
Manoel de Oliveira as Screaming Madman (voice)