
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
72.00%|November 21, 1975|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
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