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Benilde or the Virgin Mother ( 1975 )

★7.2 /10 _(13.0)

112 min ● Nov 21, 1975 ● Portuguese

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

Maria Amélia Matta

Maria Amélia Matta

Benilde

Jorge Rolla

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin

Varela Silva

Melo Cantos, Benilde's father

Glória de Matos

Glória de Matos

Etelvina, Eduardo's mother

Maria Barroso

Genoveva, the house-keeper

Augusto de Figueiredo

Augusto de Figueiredo

Cristóvão, the priest

Jacinto Ramos

Fabrício, the doctor