Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

7.1 | 1975-11-21 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Manoel de Oliveira Screenplay
Manoel de Oliveira Editor
Elso Roque Director of Photography
José Régio Writer
Manoel de Oliveira Director
João Diogo Sound
Olivier Messiaen Music
Maria da Conceição Madureira Costume Design
António-Pedro Vasconcelos Producer
João Paes Original Music Composer

Cast

Jorge Rolla
Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor

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