Norma Bengell
Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 1935 – Rio de Janeiro, October 9, 2013) was a Brazilian actress, filmmaker, producer, singer and songwriter.
Considered one of the greatest muses of Brazilian cinema and theater in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Norma began her career in the early 1950s, being launched into the artistic world through revue theater by producer Carlos Machado. She acted in 64 films during her career, several of them in Europe.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.002 |
| Birthday | 1935-09-21 |
| Place of Birth | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Also Known As | Norma Benguel, Norma Benguell, Норма Венжель, Норма Бенгелл, Норма Бенгель, |
1973
Défense de savoir
5.6/9
When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does...
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Défense de savoir
1970
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
4.4/8
OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.
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OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
0/0
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1962
Mafioso
7.5/53
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill...
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Mafioso
1962
The Unscrupulous Ones
6.3/23
Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will bl...
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The Unscrupulous Ones
1979
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
0/0
The artistic career and daily life of actress Maria Gladys.
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Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
5.8/8
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...
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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
1965
Planet of the Vampires
6.4/241
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strang...
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Planet of the Vampires
1967
The Hellbenders
6.5/50
A Southern Colonel, his three sons, and a card shark embark on an odyssey through the Southwest carrying a coffin full of stolen money with which the...
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The Hellbenders
1969
The Angel Was Born
7/14
Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent comin...
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The Angel Was Born
2009
Dzi Croquettes
7.6/16
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay mov...
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Dzi Croquettes
1962
The Given Word
8.1/110
Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his do...
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The Given Word
1960
Conceição
0/0
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Conceição
1982
Rio Babilonia
5.3/16
A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre situations,...
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Rio Babilonia
1968
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
0/0
Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife...
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I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
1961
Mulheres & Milhões
0/0
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery.
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Mulheres & Milhões
1964
Men and Women
7.2/30
Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed i...
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Men and Women
1970
The Palace of Angels
5.6/5
Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first secur...
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The Palace of Angels
1981
Eros, the God of Love
5/8
A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.
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Eros, the God of Love
1970
Of Gods and the Undead
5.6/9
In the 1930s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who has already been shot seven times, gets involved in t...
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Of Gods and the Undead
1959
The Man of The Sputnik
6.7/10
An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.
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The Man of The Sputnik
1971
The Murdered House
4.9/7
Nina, a typical woman of the big city, marries a powerful farmer and goes to live in the countryside of Minas Gerais. There, however, she is faced wit...
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The Murdered House
1977
The Abyss
6.7/3
Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to tackl...
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The Abyss
2011
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
0/0
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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
1963
The Ballad of Husbands
5/1
Giulio and Armando, both married, attempt an escape from their respective married lives, invent a secret mission and leaves for the south.
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The Ballad of Husbands
1967
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
0/0
A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world.
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A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
1965
The Captain from Toledo
0/0
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The Captain from Toledo
1993
Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato
2/1
In Vitória, the middle-age piano teacher Gertrudes sublets her apartment to two younger women, the unstable Lúcia and the nurse Madalena. Gertrudes mi...
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Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato
1965
Violence and Love
0/0
The nature of love and marriage is studied in two episodes.
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Violence and Love
1981
Nuclear Shelter
6.4/7
Our planet was contaminated by many nuclear explosions that left the soil and the air filled with radiation, and now the few survivors of those catast...
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Nuclear Shelter
1977
Sea of Roses
6.4/5
A woman runs away in the company of her daughter, the ultimate brat, in a journey full of bizarre events.
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Sea of Roses
1984
Tensão no Rio
0/0
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Tensão no Rio
1983
Tabu
6.1/14
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de...
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Tabu
1972
The Suns of Easter Island
6.2/12
Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
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The Suns of Easter Island
1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
0/0
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.
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O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1979
Na Boca do Mundo
4.3/3
A black fisherman now working at a local gas station, Antônio lives at the small beach town of Atafona. His biggest ambition is to stash enough money...
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Na Boca do Mundo
1964
The Constancy of Reason
6.1/4
Florence, early 1960s. Bruno aspires to be hired at a prestigious factory, but his Communist ideals — instilled by Millo, a father figure and family f...
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The Constancy of Reason
1987
The Colour of His Destiny
5.4/4
Teenager and his Chilean parents live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in exile, after his brother is killed by the military government in Chile. Years late...
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The Colour of His Destiny
1985
Fonte da Saudade
0/1
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Fonte da Saudade
1966
As Cariocas
6/4
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As Cariocas
1980
The Age of the Earth
6.2/25
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during...
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The Age of the Earth
2007
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
5/3
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Glauber Rocha's 1980 production "A Idade da Terra" (The Age of Earth), including unedited clips taken from t...
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Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
1975
Assim Era a Atlântida
7.5/3
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Assim Era a Atlântida
1968
Before, the Summer
6.3/3
A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, father of two and successful career, the house is...
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Before, the Summer
1971
Paixão na Praia
5/1
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Paixão na Praia
2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
7.5/2
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
1962
Carnival of Crime
1/2
Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate he...
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Carnival of Crime
1976
Paranóia
0/0
Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.
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Paranóia
1987
No Tempo de Glauber
0/0
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No Tempo de Glauber
1968
Desesperato
5/1
Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research in the...
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Desesperato
1972
The Demiurge
5.7/3
A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-ph...
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The Demiurge
2015
J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
0/0
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J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
1971
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
0/0
The loving adventures of a priest disillusioned with religion and life.
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As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
1967
Mar Corrente
0/0
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Mar Corrente
1984
O Filho Adotivo
0/0
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O Filho Adotivo
1987
Running Out of Luck
5.75/4
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.
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Running Out of Luck
1978
Mulheres de Cinema
0/0
Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.
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Mulheres de Cinema
1965
The Reckless
5.4/4
In the figure of Ettore Zambrini, a small industrialist with a dream of opening a factory overlooking the Autostrada del Sole, Montaldo offers us an e...
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The Reckless
1987
Eternamente Pagu
6.2/4
Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic activist. An important...
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Eternamente Pagu
1968
Juventude e Ternura
0/0
The young singer Beth is torn between love for the honest pianist Guy; and the powerful smuggler Estênio, who sponsors his promising career.
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Juventude e Ternura
1963
I cuori infranti
6/2
Two surreal/satirical comedy episodes.
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I cuori infranti
1968
Edu, Coração de Ouro
0/0
A volatile young man, Edu is a typical Rio de Janeiro middle-class kind, who flirts with multiple women at the same time. None of them, however, had m...
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Edu, Coração de Ouro
1987
The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
5/1
A poor woman is visited by the fairy godmother who turns her into a brilliant movie and TV star.
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The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
2008
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
0/0
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As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
2002
Banquete
10/1
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Banquete
2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
9/4
For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwar...
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
1979
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
0/0
August 29, 1979, Talavera Bruce Penal Institute, Bangu, Rio de Janeiro. After serving eight years in prison, Inês Etienne Romeu, the only survivor of...
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Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
1969
O Último Homem
0/0
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