Ivan Cardoso Movies

Ivan Cardoso short film adapted from a Georges Bataille story.

Noronha is a low middle-class civil servant who lives with his frustrated wife Gorda and their four eldest daughters. The youngest one, virginal...

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

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

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

An experimental journey that goes from a rollercoaster ride to a drive through the streets of Rio de Janeiro.

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...

A deep dive into the history of São Paulo's avant-garde poetry movement, starting from fragments of the works of poet Augusto de Campos. A...

Film portrait of Jackson do Pandeiro.

A CIA agent discovers a document about a Brazilian crazy scientist that transformed dead Nazis, including Adolf Hitler, into mummies.

Spider, a banker, lives with three women. This tycoon is a caricature of Brazil's bourgeoisie, his trajectory is the starting point for an essay on...

In 1988, Brazilian rock band Titãs recorded "Go Back", a song with lyrics written by the late poet and songwriter Torquato Neto. A music video...

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

In search of a powerful hallucinogenic, five friends embark on a dangerous journey deep into the Amazon. But a bad trip isn't the only threat as they...

Cropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the wheel of his car when passing by a woman who walks by...

Anjo, a millionaire playboy who moonlights as a crime fighter, leaps into action when his arch-nemesis, the Scarlet Scorpion, kidnaps a beautiful...

A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.