Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Manoel de Oliveira
1975-11-21


7.1
112 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Maria Amélia Matta Benilde Unowned
Jorge Rolla Eduardo, Benilde's cousin Unowned
Varela Silva Melo Cantos, Benilde's father Unowned
Glória de Matos Etelvina, Eduardo's mother Unowned
Maria Barroso Genoveva, the house-keeper Unowned
Augusto de Figueiredo Cristóvão, the priest Unowned
Jacinto Ramos Fabrício, the doctor Unowned