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Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Nov 21, 1975 · 1h 52m
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Drama

PLOT

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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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
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
Manoel de Oliveira
Screaming Madman (voice)
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
PT
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Tobis Portuguesa, Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Country
PT

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