About
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.
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Tobis Portuguesa, Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Original Title
Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe
Original Language
Portuguese
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →M
Maria Amélia Matta
Benilde
J
Jorge Rolla
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
V
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
G
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
M
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
A
Augusto de Figueiredo
Cristóvão, the priest
J
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
M
Manoel de Oliveira
Screaming Madman (voice)
