Ivan Cardoso
Directing
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
Directing51
movieAstros em Rotação
2013
Director
movieA História do Olho
2013
Director
movieGo Back
2013
Director
movieNas Asas do Caixão
2012
Director
movieUlisses
2012
Director
movieBo Cage
2012
Director
movieA Brasa do Norte
2012
Director
movieRota 69
2012
Director
movieFolias em Bagdá
2012
Director
movieMonstrolândia
2012
Director
movieCom a Boca na Botija
2012
Director
movieHelioframes
2010
Director
movieCarícia Fatal
2007
Director
movieHot Shot
2006
Director
movieA Marca do Terrir
2005
Director
movieThe Macabre Sarcophagus
2005
Director
movieHeliorama
2004
Director
movieHi-Fi
1999
Director
movieThe Scarlet Scorpion
1990
Director
movieThe Seven Vampires
1986
Director
movieThe Secret of the Mummy
1982
Director
movieDomingo de Ramos
1981
Director
movieThe Giant of America
1980
Assistant Director
movieHO
1979
Director
movieThe Damned Lake
1978
Director
movieDr Dyonélio
1978
Director
movieRuínas do Murucutu
1976
Director
movieO Conde Gostou da Coisa
1974
Director
movieMuseu Goeldi
1974
Director
movieMoreira da Silva
1973
Director
movieGod's Sentence
1972
Director
movieChuva de Brotos
1972
Director
movieGal Fa-Tal
1971
Director
movieNo Way, Spider
1970
Assistant Director
movieNosferato in Brazil
1970
Director
Acting21
movie40 Years of Fantasporto
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieLove on Uranus
2007
Narrador
movieA Miss e o Dinossauro
2005
Himself (archive footage)
movieA Star for Ioiô
2003
Salesman
movieChaos and Confusion
1997
Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
movieHorror Palace Hotel
1978
Himself
Production14
movieAstros em Rotação
2013
Producer
movieNas Asas do Caixão
2012
Producer
movieBo Cage
2012
Producer
movieThe Macabre Sarcophagus
2005
Producer
movieThe Scarlet Scorpion
1990
Producer
movieThe Damned Lake
1978
Producer
movieThe Abyss
1977
Production Manager
movieThe Agony
1976
Production Manager
movieMoreira da Silva
1973
Producer
movieGod's Sentence
1972
Producer
movieWatch Out, Madame
1970
Production Director
Writing13
movieBo Cage
2012
Writer
movieThe Macabre Sarcophagus
2005
Screenplay
movieHO
1979
Screenplay
movieThe Damned Lake
1978
Writer
movieDr Dyonélio
1978
Writer
Camera7
movieHot Shot
2006
Director of Photography
movieA Miss e o Dinossauro
2005
Camera Operator
movieHeliorama
2004
Director of Photography
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Seven Kittens
1980
Still Photographer
movieGod's Sentence
1972
Director of Photography
movieGal Fa-Tal
1971
Director of Photography
Crew1
movieNas Asas do Caixão
2012
Cinematography
Editing1
movieThe Damned Lake
1978
Editor