Benilde or the Virgin Mother

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Audience Score
71
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
NR 1 hr 52 minDrama
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.
StarringMaria Amélia MattaJorge RollaVarela Silva
DirectorManoel de Oliveira
WriterJosé Régio

Movie Details

Original Language:Portuguese
Production Companies:Tobis Portuguesa, Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalangel