Benilde or the Virgin Mother (Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe) is a 1975 Portuguese drama film based on the play by José Régio 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

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