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.
Acting (21 movies)
Chaos and Confusion
1997
Love on Uranus
2007
40 Years of Fantasporto
2021
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Horror Palace Hotel
1978
Dunas do Barato
2017
Canibais na HorrorCon
1997
The Mandarin
1995
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
2012
A Star for Ioiô
2003
The Agony
1976
O Fim da Picada
2009
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
2017
Sangue Marginal
2013
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
2009
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
2020
A Miss e o Dinossauro
2005
A Hora do Terrir
2007
Carícia Fatal
2007
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
Ivan, the TerrirBle
2020
Directing (47 movies)
A Werewolf in the Amazon
2005
Gal Fa-Tal
1971
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
1985
Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil
1991
The Seven Vampires
1986
The Secret of the Mummy
1982
The Scarlet Scorpion
1990
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
2013
The Macabre Sarcophagus
2005
Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo
2021
Domingo de Ramos
1981
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
1997
Hi-Fi
1999
A Brasa do Norte
2012
HO
1979
Nosferato in Brazil
1970
The Universe of Mojica Marins
1978
Moreira da Silva
1973
Nas Asas do Caixão
2012
A Marca do Terrir
2005
God's Sentence
1972
Heliorama
2004
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
2020
Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar!
1971
Chuva de Brotos
1972
O Conde Gostou da Coisa
1974
O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia
1995
Museu Goeldi
1974
Carícia Fatal
2007
A História do Olho
2013
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
1992
Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico
1990
The Damned Lake
1978
Ulisses
2012
Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll
1999
Go Back
2013
Rota 69
2012
A Normalista e o Anormal
2013
O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes
2013
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
Folias em Bagdá
2012
Com a Boca na Botija
2012
Monstrolândia
2012
Ruínas do Murucutu
1976
Hot Shot
2006
Dr Dyonélio
1978
Helioframes
2010
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| God's Sentence | 1972 | Producer |
| Moreira da Silva | 1973 | Producer |
| Dr Dyonélio | 1978 | Writer |
| The Universe of Mojica Marins | 1978 | Producer |
| The Universe of Mojica Marins | 1978 | Screenplay |
| The Damned Lake | 1978 | Producer |
| The Damned Lake | 1978 | Writer |
| HO | 1979 | Screenplay |
| O Gigante da América | 1980 | Writer |
| The Scarlet Scorpion | 1990 | Producer |
| At Midnight with Glauber Rocha | 1997 | Producer |
| The Macabre Sarcophagus | 2005 | Screenplay |
| The Macabre Sarcophagus | 2005 | Producer |
| Nas Asas do Caixão | 2012 | Writer |
| Nas Asas do Caixão | 2012 | Producer |
| Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso | 2013 | Writer |
| Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy | 2020 | Producer |
| Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo | 2021 | Writer |