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Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)

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In Alentejo, in an enormous, lonely house, Benilde, daughter of the owners, is pregnant. She, however, denies she has had any intercourse with a man and insists that, if she is in fact pregnant, this is through the will of an angel of God, a mysterious creature stalking the house, howling most terribly, never seen. Benilde?s unique case creates a stir in the heart of the family, and shakes up the norms of austere tradition that is intractable when it comes to non-observance. Adapted from the novel by the same name by writer José Régio.

Título original: Benilde Ou a Virgem Mãe

Ano: 1975

Duração: 106 minutos

País: Portugal

Cor: color, 35mm

Direção: Manoel de Oliveira

Roteiro: Manoel de Oliveira

Fotografia: Elso Roque

Elenco: Maria Amélia Aranda, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Glória de Matos, Maria Barroso, Augusto Figueiredo, Jacinto Ramos