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Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Film

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

7.2

1h 52m

1975

Synopsis

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

Drama

angelbased on play or musical

Cast & Crew

Maria Amélia Matta

as Benilde

Jorge Rolla

as Eduardo, Benilde's cousin

Varela Silva

Varela Silva

as Melo Cantos, Benilde's father

Glória de Matos

Glória de Matos

as Etelvina, Eduardo's mother

Maria Barroso

Maria Barroso

as Genoveva, the house-keeper

Augusto de Figueiredo

as Cristóvão, the priest

Jacinto Ramos

Jacinto Ramos

as Fabrício, the doctor

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

as Screaming Madman (voice)

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