Ivan Cardoso
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 1, 1952
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio! 2023
Actor
Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo 2021
Director, Writer
40 Years of Fantasporto 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Ivan, the TerrirBle 2020
as Self
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy 2020
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Dunas do Barato 2017
as Self
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End 2017
as Self
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso 2013
Director, Writer
Astros em Rotação 2013
Director, Producer, Writer
Sangue Marginal 2013
Actor
A História do Olho 2013
Director
O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes 2013
Director
A Normalista e o Anormal 2013
Director
Go Back 2013
Director
Nas Asas do Caixão 2012
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography
Ulisses 2012
Director
Bo Cage 2012
Director, Producer, Writer
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz 2012
Actor
Monstrolândia 2012
Director
Com a Boca na Botija 2012
Director
Folias em Bagdá 2012
Director
Rota 69 2012
Director
A Brasa do Norte 2012
Director
Helioframes 2010
Director
O Fim da Picada 2009
Actor
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido 2009
Actor
A Hora do Terrir 2007
Actor
Carícia Fatal 2007
Actor, Director
Love on Uranus 2007
as Narrador
Hot Shot 2006
Director, Director of Photography
A Marca do Terrir 2005
Director
A Werewolf in the Amazon 2005
Director
A Miss e o Dinossauro 2005
as Himself (archive footage), Camera Operator
The Macabre Sarcophagus 2005
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Heliorama 2004
Director of Photography, Director
A Star for Ioiô 2003
as Salesman
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto 2000
Actor, Director
Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll 1999
Director
Hi-Fi 1999
Director
Chaos and Confusion 1997
as Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
- At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha 1997
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Canibais na HorrorCon 1997
as Self
The Mandarin 1995
Actor
O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia 1995
Director
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália 1992
Director
Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil 1991
Director
The Scarlet Scorpion 1990
Director, Producer
Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico 1990
Director
The Seven Vampires 1986
Director
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out 1985
Director
The Secret of the Mummy 1982
Director, Story
Domingo de Ramos 1981
Director
The Giant of America 1980
Assistant Director, Writer
The Seven Kittens 1980
Still Photographer
HO 1979
Director, Screenplay
The Damned Lake 1978
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
- The Universe of Mojica Marins
The Universe of Mojica Marins 1978
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Horror Palace Hotel 1978
as Himself
Dr Dyonélio 1978
Director, Writer
The Abyss 1977
Production Manager
The Agony 1976
Actor, Production Manager
Ruínas do Murucutu 1976
Director
O Conde Gostou da Coisa 1974
Director
Museu Goeldi 1974
Director
Moreira da Silva 1973
Director, Producer
Chuva de Brotos 1972
Director
God's Sentence 1972
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Gal Fa-Tal 1971
Director, Director of Photography
Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar! 1971
Director
No Way, Spider 1970
Assistant Director
Nosferato in Brazil 1970
Director
Watch Out, Madame 1970
Production Director
Credits from TMDB.