Norma Bengell
Popularity:0.151
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1935-09-21
Place of Birth:Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Also Known As:Norma Benguel, Norma Benguell, Норма Венжель, Норма Бенгелл, Норма Бенгель

Défense de savoir (1973)
When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does...

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation (1970)
OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Mafioso (1962)
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...

The Unscrupulous Ones (1962)
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...

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira (1979)
The artistic career and daily life of actress Maria Gladys.

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

Planet of the Vampires (1965)
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...

The Hellbenders (1967)
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...

The Angel Was Born (1969)
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...

Dzi Croquettes (2009)
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay...

The Given Word (1962)
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...

Rio Babilonia (1982)
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...

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! (1968)
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...

Mulheres & Milhões (1961)
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery.

Men and Women (1964)
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...

The Palace of Angels (1970)
Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels",...

Eros, the God of Love (1981)
A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.

Of Gods and the Undead (1970)
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...

The Man of The Sputnik (1959)
An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.

The Murdered House (1971)
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...

The Abyss (1977)
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...

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro (2011)

The Ballad of Husbands (1963)
Giulio and Armando, both married, attempt an escape from their respective married lives, invent a secret mission and leaves for the south.

A Espiã que Entrou em Fria (1967)
A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world.

Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato (1993)
In Vitória, the middle-age piano teacher Gertrudes sublets her apartment to two younger women, the unstable Lúcia and the nurse...

Violence and Love (1965)
The nature of love and marriage is studied in two episodes.

Nuclear Shelter (1981)
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...

Sea of Roses (1977)
A woman runs away in the company of her daughter, the ultimate brat, in a journey full of bizarre events.

Tabu (1983)
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald...

The Suns of Easter Island (1972)
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.

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil (1971)
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.

Na Boca do Mundo (1979)
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...

The Constancy of Reason (1964)
Florence, early 1960s. Bruno aspires to be hired at a prestigious factory, but his Communist ideals — instilled by Millo, a father figure and...

The Colour of His Destiny (1987)
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...

The Age of the Earth (1980)
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during...

Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha (2007)
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...

Before, the Summer (1968)
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...

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.

Carnival of Crime (1962)
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...

Paranóia (1976)
Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.

Desesperato (1968)
Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research...

The Demiurge (1972)
A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A...

As Confissões de Frei Abóbora (1971)
The loving adventures of a priest disillusioned with religion and life.

Running Out of Luck (1987)
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.

Mulheres de Cinema (1978)
Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.

The Reckless (1965)
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...

Eternamente Pagu (1987)
Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic...

Juventude e Ternura (1968)
The young singer Beth is torn between love for the honest pianist Guy; and the powerful smuggler Estênio, who sponsors his promising career.

I cuori infranti (1963)
Two surreal/satirical comedy episodes.

Edu, Coração de Ouro (1968)
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...

The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man (1987)
A poor woman is visited by the fairy godmother who turns her into a brilliant movie and TV star.

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
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...

Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu (1979)
August 29, 1979, Talavera Bruce Penal Institute, Bangu, Rio de Janeiro. After serving eight years in prison, Inês Etienne Romeu, the only...

Anos 30: Entre Duas Guerras, Entre Duas Artes (1989)

Celebridade (2003)
A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The...

Toma Lá, Dá Cá (2007)
Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples.