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Benilde or the Virgin Mother
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
of unfulfilled love, the backdrop of a repressive society, and the beginning of Oliveira's unique cinematic style.
"Benilde or the Virgin Mother" ("Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe") was based on a play by Oliveira's long-time friend and fellow Salazar regime dissident José Régio and released in 1975. This would be the first of many films that would examine the relationship between film and theater in Oliveira's work, and the film opens with roaming exterior shots of the Tobis Studios in Lisbon until reaching