Benilde or the Virgin Mother
7.3
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.
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Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
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Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
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António-Pedro Vasconcelos
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Jaime
Elso Roque
José Régio
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Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
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Na Paz dos Anjos
João Paes
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
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Francisca
João Diogo
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
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Maria da Conceição Madureira
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
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Planície Heróica
Manoel de Oliveira Director · José Régio Writer João Paes Composer
First release November 21, 1975 · Produced in Portugal · Production Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Production
Tobis Portuguesa
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Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
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Portugal
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Original title
Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe
Original language
Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · November 21, 1975
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
November 20, 2002 · CinEd@ys Film Week
Greece
November 24, 1997 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
September 7, 1976 · Venice Film Festival
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