Tinto Brass
DirectingGiovanni "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.
Known For
The Key
Father Confessor
All Ladies Do It
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2
Presenter
Cheeky
Man in Photo Shop
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Blessed Transgression!
Paprika
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
Frivolous Lola
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
The Last Subway
Presenter
Filmography — Acting
The Key
Father Confessor
All Ladies Do It
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2
Presenter
Cheeky
Man in Photo Shop
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Blessed Transgression!
Paprika
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
Frivolous Lola
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
The Last Subway
Presenter
Black Angel
Film Director
Snack Bar Budapest
Giudice (uncredited)
Kick the Cock
The Boss
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4
Unchaste Relationships
The Howl
Commissario di polizia
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Self
Dream
Presenter / Lifeguard
Istintobrass
Self
Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita
A Magic Mirror
Porter
Hold My Wrists Tight
The Priest
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
Weekend in Lecco
Stationmaster
La rabbia
Primo produttore
Case Chiuse
Action
The Director
Ladybird
Jehova's Witness
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Burning Love
Self
Candlewick
Defense attorney
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Self
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Western all'italiana
Quattro
Presenter
Crazy Dog
il dottore
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3
Presenter
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Self - Archive Footage
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self - Director
I Am the Way You Want Me
Presenter
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Himself
Impotenti esistenziali
De Fortis
Il nostro messia
Critico
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
Self
Tempo libero
Tempo lavorativo
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
Private
Voyeur
Monamour
Man with Cigar (uncredited)
Il nostro messia
Critico
Improper Liaisons
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Presenter
Voyeur
Presenter
Filmography — Crew
The Key
Director
All Ladies Do It
Director
Caligula
Director
The Voyeur
Director
Cheeky
Director
Miranda
Director
Blessed Transgression!
Producer
Paprika
Director
Attraction
Director
Frivolous Lola
Director
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Director
The Last Subway
Producer
Hotel Courbet
Director
Salon Kitty
Director
Black Angel
Director
Love & Passion
Director
Snack Bar Budapest
Director
Kick the Cock
Director
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4
Producer
Unchaste Relationships
Director
The Howl
Director
My Wife
Director
Julia
Producer
I Miss Sonia Henie
Director
A Magic Mirror
Producer
Yankee
Director
Weekend in Lecco
Producer
Vacation
Director
Deadly Sweet
Director
Who Works Is Lost
Director
Action
Director
Dropout
Writer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Producer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Producer
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta
Director
The Flying Saucer
Director
Tempo libero
Director
Tempo lavorativo
Director
Spatiodynamisme
Director
Private
Director
Monamour
Writer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Producer
Improper Liaisons
Producer