Ivan Cardoso
Known For
Directing
Born
1952-10-01 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Most Known For
The Agony
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Sangue Marginal
40 Years of Fantasporto
as Self (archive footage)
Dunas do Barato
as Self
Chaos and Confusion
as Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
Ivan, the TerrirBle
as Self
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
as Self
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
as Self
A Hora do Terrir
The Mandarin
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
Carícia Fatal
Canibais na HorrorCon
as Self
A Star for Ioiô
as Salesman
Love on Uranus
as Narrador
Horror Palace Hotel
as Himself
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
