Ivan Cardoso
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-10-01 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
(2021)
40 Years of Fantasporto
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
(2020)
Ivan, the TerrirBle
as Self
(2017)
Dunas do Barato
as Self
(2017)
(2013)
(2012)
(2009)
(2009)
(2007)
Love on Uranus
as Narrador
(2007)
(2007)
(2005)
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)
(2003)
Uma Estrela pra Ioiô
as Salesman
(2000)
(1997)
(1997)
Canibais na HorrorCon
as Self
(1995)
(1978)
Horror Palace Hotel
as Himself
(1976)
Crew
(2021)
Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo
Director, Writer
(2020)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2013)
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
Director, Writer
(2013)
A Normalista e o Anormal
Director
(2013)
(2012)
Nas Asas do Caixão
Writer, Producer, Director, Cinematography
(2012)
Ulisses
Director
(2012)
Rota 69
Director
(2012)
Folias em Bagdá
Director
(2012)
Monstrolândia
Director
(2012)
Com a Boca na Botija
Director
(2007)
Carícia Fatal
Director
(2006)
Hot Shot
Director of Photography, Director
(2005)
A Werewolf in the Amazon
Director
(2005)
The Macabre Sarcophagus
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2005)
A Marca do Terrir
Director
(2005)
A Miss e o Dinossauro
Camera Operator
(2004)
Heliorama
Director of Photography, Director
(2000)
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Director
(1999)
Hi-Fi
Director
(1999)
(1997)
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
(1995)
O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia
Director
(1992)
(1991)
(1990)
The Scarlet Scorpion
Director, Producer
(1990)
Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico
Director
(1988)
Go Back
Director
(1986)
The Seven Vampires
Director
(1985)
(1982)
The Secret of the Mummy
Director, Story
(1981)
Domingo de Ramos
Director
(1980)
The Seven Kittens
Still Photographer
(1980)
O Gigante da América
Assistant Director, Writer
(1979)
HO
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
The Universe of Mojica Marins
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1978)
The Damned Lake
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
(1977)
The Abyss
Production Manager
(1977)
A Brasa do Norte
Director
(1977)
A História do Olho
Director
(1976)
Ruínas do Murucutu
Director
(1974)
O Conde Gostou da Coisa
Director
(1974)
Museu Goeldi
Director
(1973)
Moreira da Silva
Director, Producer
(1972)
God's Sentence
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
(1972)
Chuva de Brotos
Director
(1971)
Gal Fa-Tal
Director, Director of Photography
(1971)
Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar!
Director
(1970)
Nosferato in Brazil
Director
(1970)
No Way, Spider
Assistant Director
(1970)
Watch Out, Madame
Production Director