Dina Sfat
Also Known As: Dina Kutner, ディナ・スファット, 迪娜·斯法特, 디나 스파트
Biography: Dina Sfat, stage name of Dina Kutner (São Paulo, October 28, 1938 — Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1989), was a Brazilian actress, of Jewish origin. She made her film debut in 1966 in the film O Corpo Ardente; however, the consecration came with Três Histórias de Amor, chosen as 'female revelation' at the Cabo Frio Film Festival. Furthermore, she stood out in the film Os Deuses e os Mortos, securing the 'Best Actress' award at the Brasília Festival, something that would be repeated again for her performance in O Homem do Pau-brasil, but in the category of 'Best Supporting Actress'. In the work A Culpa, Sfat was chosen 'Best Actress' by the Air France Awards. Sfat debuted on television in 1966 in the soap opera Ciúme, on Rede Tupi. However, her first consecration came in the 1970s, being elected 'Best Actress' three times by the Imprensa Trophy (Chica Martins in Fogo sobre Terra, Risoleta in Saramandaia and Paloma Gurgel in Os Gigantes), in addition to two nominations for the same award ( Helô in Assim na Terra como no Céu and Zarolha in Gabriela). In addition, she was also chosen 'Best Actress' by the APCA Award in the role of Fernanda in Selva de Pedra. In 2009, on the initiative of her friend and also actress Itala Nandi, the Dina Sfat Award was created, to honor actresses who have the same profile [as Dina Sfat]: great performers, dedicated mothers, politically engaged women.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: October 28, 1938
Age: 86 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: March 20, 1989
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Eros, the God of Love
Overview: A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-08-21
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Of Gods and the Undead
Overview: 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 battle for land and cacao plantations. His plan is to take the place of "Colonel" Santana, taking his wife and money. He starts a bloody conflict, in which many simple people and landowners die.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-06-25
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Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-10-18
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Family Album
Overview: Follows the decadence of an incestuous oligarch family in a rural Brazilian household through the years during the early 20th century.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-03-05
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Macunaima
Overview: Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-09-03
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The Brazilwood Man
Overview: Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two actors: Ítala Nandi, as his feminine anima, and Flávio Galvão, as the masculine half.
Genres: Comedy History Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-02-22
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Perdidos e Malditos
Overview: A criminal reporter and his guru-like friend go around together, but a crossroads will lead them to different ways.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Overview: João-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the proposal, but ends up earning a hefty cash in the game.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-05-26
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Tati, a Garota
Overview: The seamstress Manuela, Tati's single mother, moves from the suburbs to Copacabana but faces severe financial difficulties. A friend of Manuela's sometimes fills in for Tati's father, giving the girl temporary happiness.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-04-12
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On Borrowed Time
Overview: During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to cover the important statement of a minister, but takes the opportunity to deliver incriminating documents to another one.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-11-26
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Heart and Guts
Overview: Financial problems in a religious school for girls force the government to interfere. While waiting in the conference hall to communicate the fact to the school administrators, the intervenor falls asleep and a crazy dream begins, involving teachers, students and strange characters.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-11-09
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A Culpa
Overview: Heitor and Matilde are two siblings who decide to murder their rich father in order to quickly inherit his wealth. They get the killing done, aided by Matilde's boyfriend Henrique, but after a while the three of them begin to recieve mysterious notes which suggest that their secret is in danger.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-03-20
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The Jew
Overview: The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1996-01-16
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Tensão no Rio
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Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-08-29
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O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Overview: Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-06-07
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Mulheres de Cinema
Overview: Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-06-06
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Edu, Coração de Ouro
Overview: 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 managed to make him fall in love, until he met with mysterious Tatiana.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-01-22
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The Burning Body
Overview: Márcia discovers that her husband is having an affair and decides to take a trip out into an isolated part of Brazil with little human contact. There she finds a black stallion roaming the fields.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1966-07-22
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Garden of War
Overview: Edson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he tries to get some easy money for her film, but is arrested and meets a police torturer instead.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-05-13
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Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier
Overview: Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-05-30
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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
Overview: In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-04-10
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Aukê
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Gaudêncio! O Centauro dos Pampas
Overview: A gang plans to carry out a major heist in a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. What they don’t know is that the city is home to the result of a mad scientist’s experiment — a man transformed into a superhero.
Genres: Science Fiction Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-02-01
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Lobby do Batom
Overview: The most successful case of collective fight for women's rights in Brazil.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-03-28
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