Tinto Brass
Directing
Born: 1933-03-26 in Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
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.
Known For
NDR Talk Show
Self
Eurotrash
The Voyeur
The Key
Father Confessor
Cheeky
Man in Photo Shop
All Ladies Do It
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Presenter
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
Frivolous Lola
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Julia
Presenter
Kick the Cock
The Boss
Black Angel
Film Director
Action
The Director
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
The Last Subway
Presenter
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
Istintobrass
Self
Paprika
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Presenter
Dream
Presenter / Lifeguard
Ladybird
Jehova's Witness
Snack Bar Budapest
Giudice (uncredited)
Blessed Transgression!
Presenter
Quattro
Presenter
Voyeur
Presenter
A Magic Mirror
Porter
Unchaste Relationships
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Self
Candlewick
Defense attorney
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Presenter
The Howl
Commissario di polizia
Hold My Wrists Tight
The Priest
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Presenter / Jehova's Witness
Case Chiuse
Monamour
Man with Cigar (uncredited)
Private
Voyeur
