Manoel de Oliveira
Director
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.angel, tmdb.based-on-play-or-musical, imdb.based-on-play, imdb.or-as-title-separator, imdb.woman, imdb.young, imdb.servants + 29 more, imdb.skepticism, imdb.miracle, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.pregnancy, imdb.bourgeoisie, imdb.pious-woman, imdb.bourgeois-family, imdb.female-protagonist, imdb.bourgeois-society, imdb.portugese-cinema, imdb.virgin, imdb.cousin, imdb.ambiguity, imdb.metaphysical, imdb.young-woman, imdb.moral, imdb.cult-director, imdb.female-body, imdb.portuguese-artist, imdb.portugal, imdb.speaking-portuguese, imdb.aristocrats, imdb.reference-to-god, imdb.destiny, imdb.reference-to-the-holy-spirit, imdb.faith, imdb.social-shame, imdb.youthful-innocence, imdb.residence
Production Companies: Tobis Portuguesa, Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Country: Portugal
Production Country:
Portugal
Languages:
Portuguese
Recommendations
Runtime: 112 min.
Released: Nov. 21, 1975
Status: Released
Certification: NR