Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
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.
Director:
Manoel de Oliveira
Writer:
Manoel de Oliveira
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Maria Amélia Matta as Benilde |
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Jorge Rolla as Eduardo, Benilde's cousin |
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Varela Silva as Melo Cantos, Benilde's father |
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Glória de Matos as Etelvina, Eduardo's mother |
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Maria Barroso as Genoveva, the house-keeper |
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Augusto de Figueiredo as Cristóvão, the priest |
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Jacinto Ramos as Fabrício, the doctor |
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Manoel de Oliveira as Screaming Madman (voice) |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Camera | Elso Roque | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Manoel de Oliveira | Editor |
| Writing | José Régio | Writer |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria da Conceição Madureira | Costume Design |
| Sound | Olivier Messiaen | Music |
| Sound | João Diogo | Sound |
| Production | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Producer |
| Sound | João Paes | Original Music Composer |
