Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
Released:
1975-11-21
Duration:
1hr 52min
Genres:
Drama
Rating 7.1
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.
Production Companies
Tobis Portuguesa
Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | pt |
Popularity | 1.328 |
Directed By
Manoel de Oliveira
Crew
Screenplay
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Director of Photography
Elso Roque
Elso Roque
Editor
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Writer
José Régio
José Régio
Director
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Costume Design
Maria da Conceição Madureira
Maria da Conceição Madureira
Music
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen
Sound
João Diogo
João Diogo
Producer
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Original Music Composer
João Paes
João Paes
TOP CAST
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor