Ivan Cardoso

Known for: Directing
Born: October 1, 1952, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Movies: 71

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.

Best-Known Movies

5.0

The Seven Vampires

1986

4.6

The Secret of the Mummy

1982

6.0

The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out

1985

4.6

A Werewolf in the Amazon

2005

9.2

A Star for Ioiô

2003

7.8

The Agony

1976

4.0

Nosferato in Brazil

1970

5.2

1979

5.0

The Scarlet Scorpion

1990

4.8

The Mandarin

1995

Filmography

2023	Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2021	40 Years of Fantasporto	Self (archive footage)
2020	Ivan, the TerrirBle	Self
2020	Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy	Self
2017	Dunas do Barato	Self
2017	Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End	Self
2013	Sangue Marginal
2012	Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
2009	O Fim da Picada
2009	A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
2007	A Hora do Terrir
2007	Carícia Fatal
2007	Love on Uranus	Narrador
2005	A Miss e o Dinossauro	Himself (archive footage)
2003	A Star for Ioiô	Salesman
2000	Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
1997	Chaos and Confusion	Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
1997	Canibais na HorrorCon	Self
1995	The Mandarin
1978	Horror Palace Hotel	Himself
1976	The Agony

Directing, Writing & Producing

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	Astros em Rotação	Director, Producer, Writer
2013	A História do Olho	Director
2013	Go Back	Director
2013	A Normalista e o Anormal	Director
2013	O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes	Director
2012	Nas Asas do Caixão	Director, Writer, Producer
2012	Ulisses	Director
2012	Bo Cage	Director, Producer, Writer
2012	A Brasa do Norte	Director
2012	Rota 69	Director
2012	Folias em Bagdá	Director
2012	Com a Boca na Botija	Director
2012	Monstrolândia	Director
2010	Helioframes	Director
2007	Carícia Fatal	Director
2006	Hot Shot	Director
2005	A Marca do Terrir	Director
2005	A Werewolf in the Amazon	Director
2005	The Macabre Sarcophagus	Director, Screenplay, Producer
2004	Heliorama	Director
2000	Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto	Director
1999	Hi-Fi	Director
1999	Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll	Director
1997	At Midnight with Glauber Rocha	Producer, Director
1995	O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia	Director
1992	Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália	Director
1991	Rogério Sganzerla Send His Message to Brazil	Director
1990	The Scarlet Scorpion	Director, Producer
1990	Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico	Director
1986	The Seven Vampires	Director
1985	The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out	Director
1982	The Secret of the Mummy	Director
1981	Domingo de Ramos	Director
1980	The Giant of America	Writer
1979	HO	Director, Screenplay
1978	The Damned Lake	Director, Producer, Writer
1978	The Universe of Mojica Marins	Director, Producer, Screenplay
1978	Dr Dyonélio	Director, Writer
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	Producer, Director
1972	Chuva de Brotos	Director
1971	Gal Fa-Tal	Director
1971	Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar!	Director
1970	Nosferato in Brazil	Director

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