Benilde or the Virgin Mother

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.

Country:

Portugal

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

Manoel de Oliveira

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Company:

Tobis Portuguesa,

Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)

Cast:

Benilde

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin

Melo Cantos, Benilde's father

Etelvina, Eduardo's mother

Genoveva, the house-keeper

Crew:

Director of Photography

Screenplay

Editor

Writer

Director