Ivan Cardoso Movies

An unusual look at 1978 Brasilia Film Festival and the politics that make certain films fashionable or not.

A totally Cardoso-appropriated footage delirium, done as a tribute to US independent cinema's original rebel. In the end, Corman himself blesses...

Two maids decide to rebel against the society that oppresses them and start murdering their own mistresses.

A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown.

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

A late-1960s interview with Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, mixed in avant-garde style with scenes from his films and clips from fellow filmmaker...

A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.

After taking part in a satanic orgy at a beach in 1850, Macário meets Exú-Lebara, a female pagan entity. She decides to go along in his...

A group of girls meets a strange man in what was supposed to be a normal evening at an amusement park.

Experimental documentary short that debates over Rogério Sganzerla's Brazilian cult classic "The Red Light Bandit".

A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings...

A journey through 40 years of life of the most important Film Festival in Portugal, through the voice of its President and Director, Mário...

A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape and created fertile soil for a...

Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to...

Budapest, 19th century: Nosferatu is killed by a prince. Now in colour and on holiday in Brazil, he saps several natives.

A beautiful film-interview by Ivan Cardoso, made during the shooting of A Werewolf in Amazonia in 2005, with the astonishing Paul Naschy!

A film-object by Ivan Cardoso.

Shot in a single day, "Monstrolândia" follows the challenge of capturing Brazil's via crucis of winning the London Olympic Games.

Comedy/horror short film shot during a 4-day workshop of filmmaking at 2007's MOTELx Lisbon International Horror Film Festival.

Musical documentary focused on the iconic figure of singer and songwriter Antônio Moreira da Silva, also known as Kid Morangueira. Inventor of...