Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Name: Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-11-21
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Glória de Matos, Maria Barroso

HDIMDB: 7.3

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975) is a drama directed by Manoel de Oliveira rated 7.3/10.

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.

Released: 1975-11-21

Duration: 1h 52m

Genre: Drama

Country: Portugal

Director: Manoel de Oliveira

Writer: Manoel de Oliveira, José Régio

Cast: Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Glória de Matos

Production: Tobis Portuguesa, Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)