Biography
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the erotic genre, with films such as Caligula, Così fan tutte (released under the English title All Ladies Do It), Paprika, Monella (Frivolous Lola) and Trasgredire.
After Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979), the style of his films gradually changed towards erotic films. Caligula was originally supposed to be a satire on power instead of an erotic film, but the producers changed and re-edited the film entirely without Brass's consent, removing many political and comical scenes, and shooting sexually explicit sequences, to make the film a pornographic drama. The director demanded that his name be stricken from the credits, and he is only credited for "Principal Photography". Despite this, the film remains his most widely viewed work (and the highest-grossing Italian film released in the United States). Other notable works of Brass's later period include The Key (1983) and Senso '45 (2002). He was making films into his seventies.
Filmography (59)
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
2025
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
2019
Burning Love
2015
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
2014
Istintobrass
2013
Crazy Dog
2012
Case Chiuse
2011
Impotenti esistenziali
2009
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
La rabbia
2008
Kick the Cock
2008
Il nostro messia
2008
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
2007
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
2007
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
Monamour
2005
Western all'italiana
2004
Private
2003
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Black Angel
2002
Cheeky
2000
Candlewick
1999
Weekend in Lecco
1999
Ladybird
1999
Hold My Wrists Tight
1999
Blessed Transgression!
1999
Dream
1999
Improper Liaisons
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
1999
I Am the Way You Want Me
1999
A Magic Mirror
1999
The Last Subway
1999
Quattro
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
1999
Julia
1999
Voyeur
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
1998
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
1998
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
1998
Frivolous Lola
1998
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
1998
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
1997
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995
The Voyeur
1994
Eurotrash
1993
All Ladies Do It
1992
Paprika
1991
Snack Bar Budapest
1988
The Key
1983
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981
Action
1980
NDR Talk Show
1979
The Howl
1970
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
1964
Tempo lavorativo
1964
Tempo libero
1964
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