Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975 film
- 21 November 1975 (1975-11-21)
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Benilde or the Virgin Mother (Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe) is a 1975 Portuguese drama film based on the play by José Régio[1] and directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
Plot
Raised in seclusion, a young woman claims her unborn child was conceived through an angel.
Cast
- Maria Amélia Matta as Benilde
- Jorge Rolla as Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
- Varela Silva as Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
- Glória de Matos as Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
- Maria Barroso as Genoveva, the house-keeper
- Augusto De Figueiredo as Cristóvão, the priest
- Jacinto Ramos as Fabrício, the doctor
References
- ^ "Filme". cinemaportuguesmemoriale.pt. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
External links
- Benilde or the Virgin Mother at IMDb
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Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira
- Douro, Faina Fluvial
- Aniki-Bóbó
- The Artist and the City
- Rite of Spring
- The Hunt
- Past and Present
- Benilde or the Virgin Mother
- Doomed Love
- Francisca
- The Satin Slipper
- My Case
- The Cannibals
- No, or the Vain Glory of Command
- The Divine Comedy
- Day of Despair
- Abraham's Valley
- The Box
- The Convent
- Party
- Voyage to the Beginning of the World
- Anxiety
- The Letter
- Word and Utopia
- I'm Going Home
- Porto of My Childhood
- The Uncertainty Principle
- A Talking Picture
- The Fifth Empire
- Magic Mirror
- Belle Toujours
- Christopher Columbus – The Enigma
- Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
- The Strange Case of Angelica
- Gebo and the Shadow
- The Old Man of Belem
- Visit or Memories and Confessions
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