Benilde or the Virgin Mother

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Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Directed byManoel de Oliveira
Written byManoel de Oliveira
José Régio (play)
Produced byPaulo Branco
Starring

CinematographyElso Roque
Edited byManoel de Oliveira
Release date
  • 21 November 1975 (1975-11-21)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe) is a 1975 Portuguese drama film based on the play by José Régio and directed by Manoel de Oliveira.

Plot[]

Raised in seclusion, a young woman claims her unborn child was conceived through an angel.

Cast[]

  • as Benilde
  • as Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
  • as Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
  • as Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
  • Maria Barroso as Genoveva, the house-keeper
  • as Cristóvão, the priest
  • as Fabrício, the doctor

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