Ivan Cardoso

Directing·Oct 1, 1952·Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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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.

Film	Credit
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!2023 · Actor	Actor
Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo2021 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
40 Years of Fantasporto2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Ivan, the TerrirBle2020 · Self	Self
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy2020 · Self, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Self, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Dunas do Barato2017 · Self	Self
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End2017 · Self	Self
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Astros em Rotação2013 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Sangue Marginal2013 · Actor	Actor
A História do Olho2013 · Director	Director
A Normalista e o Anormal2013 · Director	Director
O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes2013 · Director	Director
Go Back2013 · Director	Director
Nas Asas do Caixão2012 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Ulisses2012 · Director	Director
Bo Cage2012 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz2012 · Actor	Actor
A Brasa do Norte2012 · Director	Director
Com a Boca na Botija2012 · Director	Director
Monstrolândia2012 · Director	Director
Rota 692012 · Director	Director
Folias em Bagdá2012 · Director	Director
Helioframes2010 · Director	Director
O Fim da Picada2009 · Actor	Actor
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido2009 · Actor	Actor
A Hora do Terrir2007 · Actor	Actor
Carícia Fatal2007 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Love on Uranus2007 · Narrador	Narrador
Hot Shot2006 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
A Marca do Terrir2005 · Director	Director
A Werewolf in the Amazon2005 · Director	Director
A Miss e o Dinossauro2005 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
The Macabre Sarcophagus2005 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Heliorama2004 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director
A Star for Ioiô2003 · Salesman	Salesman
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto2000 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Hi-Fi1999 · Director	Director
Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll1999 · Director	Director
Chaos and Confusion1997 · Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado	Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
Canibais na HorrorCon1997 · Self	Self
AAt Midnight with Glauber Rocha1997 · Director of Photography, Producer, Director	Director of Photography, Producer, Director
The Mandarin1995 · Actor	Actor
O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia1995 · Director	Director
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália1992 · Director	Director
Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil1991 · Director	Director
The Scarlet Scorpion1990 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico1990 · Director	Director