Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

1975-11-21 Portugal 112 Min. PG-13
7.1 11 votes

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.

Cast

Jorge Rolla is Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva is Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos is Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso is Genoveva, the house-keeper
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo is Cristóvão, the priest
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos is Fabrício, the doctor
Fabrício, the doctor