Basic Info
Release: November 21, 1975
Runtime: 112 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (13 votes)
Status: Released
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975
112 min
⭐ 7.2/10
13 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Portugal
Spoken Languages
- Portuguese pt
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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
Crew
Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
José Régio
Writer
Manoel de Oliveira
Director
Olivier Messiaen
Music
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Producer
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