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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.

Release: 1975-11-21
Runtime: 112 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
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Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
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Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Screaming Madman (voice)