Ivan Cardoso
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.
Chaos and Confusion
as uncreditedSuper Chacrinha and Glauber Rocha, two millionaires from the earthly plane of Varathrum,...
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Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
as uncredited23 years in the making, “Pereio, Eu Te Odeio!” is a documentary on Brazilian living legend Paulo...
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The Agony
as uncreditedCropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the...
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A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
as uncreditedExperimental documentary short that debates over Rogério Sganzerla's Brazilian cult classic "The...
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A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)A short documentary on Belair, an independent Brazilian film company that lasted for only five...
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The Mandarin
as uncreditedThe history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and...
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Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
as SelfThe story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and...
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Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
as SelfA totally Cardoso-appropriated footage delirium, done as a tribute to US independent cinema's...
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
as uncreditedA look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.
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Dunas do Barato
as SelfA rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed...
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40 Years of Fantasporto
as Self (archive footage)A journey through 40 years of life of the most important Film Festival in Portugal, through the...
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Carícia Fatal
as uncreditedComedy/horror short film shot during a 4-day workshop of filmmaking at 2007's MOTELx Lisbon...
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Love on Uranus
as NarradorA couple in crisis is about the Brazilian middle class.
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Uma Estrela pra Ioiô
as SalesmanAntônio wants to give his girlfriend, the prostitute Ioiô, a star. He meets a salesman who...
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Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
as uncreditedA documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.
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O Fim da Picada
as uncreditedAfter taking part in a satanic orgy at a beach in 1850, Macário meets Exú-Lebara, a female pagan...
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Ivan, the TerrirBle
as uncreditedIvan Cardoso is the inventor of the terrir, a subgenre that mixes comedy, Brazilian chanchadas...
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