Ivan Cardoso
Born: 1952-10-01 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2023
2021
- Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo ... (Director)
- 40 Years of Fantasporto as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Ivan, the TerrirBle as Self
- Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy as Self
2017
- Dunas do Barato as Self
- Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End as Self
2013
- A Normalista e o Anormal ... (Director)
- Sangue Marginal
- Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso ... (Director)
- Go Back ... (Director)
- A História do Olho ... (Director)
- O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes ... (Director)
- Astros em Rotação ... (Director)
2012
- Folias em Bagdá ... (Director)
- Ulisses ... (Director)
- Monstrolândia ... (Director)
- Bo Cage ... (Director)
- Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
- Rota 69 ... (Director)
- Com a Boca na Botija ... (Director)
- Nas Asas do Caixão ... (Director)
- A Brasa do Norte ... (Director)
2010
- Helioframes ... (Director)
2007
- A Hora do Terrir
- Carícia Fatal
- Love on Uranus as Narrador
2006
- Hot Shot ... (Director)
2005
- A Werewolf in the Amazon ... (Director)
- A Marca do Terrir ... (Director)
- The Macabre Sarcophagus ... (Director)
- A Miss e o Dinossauro as Himself (archive footage)
2004
- Heliorama ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- A Star for Ioiô as Salesman
1999
- Hi-Fi ... (Director)
- Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll ... (Director)
1997
- At Midnight with Glauber Rocha ... (Director of Photography)
- Chaos and Confusion as Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
- Canibais na HorrorCon as Self
1995
- The Mandarin
- O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia ... (Director)
1992
- Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália ... (Director)
1991
- Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil ... (Director)
1990
- The Scarlet Scorpion ... (Director)
- Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico ... (Director)
1986
- The Seven Vampires ... (Director)
1985
- The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out ... (Director)
1982
- The Secret of the Mummy ... (Director)
1981
- Domingo de Ramos ... (Director)
1980
- The Seven Kittens ... (Still Photographer)
- The Giant of America ... (Assistant Director)
1979
- HO ... (Director)
1978
- Dr Dyonélio ... (Director)
- Horror Palace Hotel as Himself
- The Universe of Mojica Marins ... (Director)
- The Damned Lake ... (Director)
1977
- The Abyss ... (Production Manager)
1976
- The Agony
- Ruínas do Murucutu ... (Director)
1974
- Museu Goeldi ... (Director)
- O Conde Gostou da Coisa ... (Director)
1973
- Moreira da Silva ... (Director)
1972
- God's Sentence ... (Director of Photography)
- Chuva de Brotos ... (Director)
1971
- Gal Fa-Tal ... (Director)
- Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar! ... (Director)
1970
- No Way, Spider ... (Assistant Director)
- Watch Out, Madame ... (Production Director)
- Nosferato in Brazil ... (Director)