Ivan Cardoso

Realização, Produção, Ator, Escrito por

1 de outubro de 1952 (73 anos)
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.

Conhecido Por

  • O Segredo da Múmia
    O Segredo da Múmia1982
  • As Sete Vampiras
    As Sete Vampiras1986
  • Um Lobisomem na Amazônia
    Um Lobisomem na Amazônia2005
  • O Escorpião Escarlate
    O Escorpião Escarlate1990
  • Sem Essa, Aranha
    Sem Essa, Aranha1970
  • O Mandarim
    O Mandarim1995
  • O Universo de Mojica Marins
    O Universo de Mojica Marins1978
  • À Meia Noite com Glauber
    À Meia Noite com Glauber1997
  • Moreira da Silva
    Moreira da Silva1973
  • O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes
    O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes2013
  • Uma Estrela pra Ioiô
    Uma Estrela pra Ioiô2003
  • O Rei do Baralho
    O Rei do Baralho1975

Filmografia

2013
2012
Bo Cage · as Cinematographer
2006
Hot Shot · as Director Of Photography
1991
À Meia Noite com Glauber Rocha · as Director Of Photography
1986
The Seven Vampires · as Story
1982
1978
O Gigante da América · as Assistant Director
1978
Agonia · as Production Manager
1977
The Abyss · as Production Manager
1971
Gal Fa-Tal · as Director Of Photography
1970
Sem Essa, Aranha · as Assistant Director
1970
Watch Out, Madame · as Production Director