

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
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.
Top Cast
M
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
J
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)




















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