MOVIE
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.
Creators
Manoel de Oliveira — Director
Top cast
MMaria Amélia MattaBenildeJJorge RollaEduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela SilvaMelo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de MatosEtelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria BarrosoGenoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de FigueiredoCristóvão, the priest
Jacinto RamosFabrício, the doctor
Manoel de OliveiraScreaming Madman (voice)
Varela SilvaMelo Cantos, Benilde's fatherGlória de MatosEtelvina, Eduardo's motherMaria BarrosoGenoveva, the house-keeperAugusto de FigueiredoCristóvão, the priestJacinto RamosFabrício, the doctorManoel de OliveiraScreaming Madman (voice)KEEP DISCOVERING
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