Ivan Cardoso
Biography
Ivan do Espírito Cardoso Filho (Born in Rio de Janeiro, October 1st, 1952) is a Brazilian photographer and filmmaker. Cardoso's early career is mainly associated with experimental short films such as 1971's "Nosferatu no Brasil' (Nosfaratu in Brazil), starring poet and songrwriter Torquato Neto, of whom Cardoso was a good friend. Though his work as an experimental filmmaker continued to develop in short films through a career that spans for over four decades, his most famous and recognizable feature-length movies are the ones that mix horror and comedy elements, described by Cardoso as "terrir" ("terror" + "rir", which is a word for "laugh" in Brazilian Portuguese). "As Sete Vampiras" (The Seven Vampire Ladies), "O Segredo da Múmia" (The Secret of the Mummy) and "Um Lobisomem na Amazônia" (A Werewolf in the Amazon Rainforest) are prominent films among Cardoso's terrir works. Documentaries on fellow Brazilian filmmakers, such as Glauber Rocha and José Mojica Marins, and on plastic artists such as avan-garte icon Helio Oiticica also figure among his filmography. He mantains channels in websites such as YouTube and Vimeo, where lots of his short films, from the most well-known to the most underground ones, are avaliable for free.
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Movies (50)
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo
Director (Directing)
2021
40 Years of Fantasporto
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Ivan, the TerrirBle
as Self
2020
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
as Self
2020
Dunas do Barato
as Self
2017
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
as Self
2017
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
Director (Directing)
2013
Sangue Marginal
2013
A História do Olho
Director (Directing)
2013
Go Back
Director (Directing)
2013
A Normalista e o Anormal
Director (Directing)
2013
O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes
Director (Directing)
2013
Nas Asas do Caixão
Director (Directing)
2012
Ulisses
Director (Directing)
2012
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
2012
A Brasa do Norte
Director (Directing)
2012
Rota 69
Director (Directing)
2012
Folias em Bagdá
Director (Directing)
2012
Com a Boca na Botija
Director (Directing)
2012
Monstrolândia
Director (Directing)
2012
Helioframes
Director (Directing)
2010
O Fim da Picada
2009
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
2009
A Hora do Terrir
2007
Carícia Fatal
2007
Love on Uranus
as Narrador
2007
Hot Shot
Director (Directing)
2006
A Marca do Terrir
Director (Directing)
2005
A Werewolf in the Amazon
Director (Directing)
2005
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)
2005
The Macabre Sarcophagus
Director (Directing)
2005
Heliorama
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
A Star for Ioiô
as Salesman
2003
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
Hi-Fi
Director (Directing)
1999
Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll
Director (Directing)
1999
Chaos and Confusion
as Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
1997
Canibais na HorrorCon
as Self
1997
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
The Mandarin
1995
O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia
Director (Directing)
1995
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
Director (Directing)
1992
Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil
Director (Directing)
1991
The Scarlet Scorpion
Director (Directing)
1990
Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico
Director (Directing)
1990
The Seven Vampires
Director (Directing)
1986
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
Director (Directing)
1985
The Secret of the Mummy
Director (Directing)
1982
Domingo de Ramos
Director (Directing)
1981