Tinto Brass
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
Voyeur
Fallo!
Man with Cigar (uncredited)
Monamour
De Fortis
Impotenti esistenziali
Corti circuiti erotici Vol.2
Corti circuiti erotici Vol.3
Defense attorney
Lucignolo
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
Primo produttore
La rabbia
Corti circuiti erotici Vol.4
Corti circuiti erotici Vol.1
il dottore
Canepazzo
Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
La donna è una cosa meravigliosa
The Boss
Kick the Cock
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Monella
Self - Director
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self
Adolfo Celi, un uomo per due culture
Father Confessor
La chiave
Self - Archive Footage
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Self
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
Self
Istintobrass
Tempo lavorativo
Tempo libero
Critico
Il nostro messia
Critico
Il nostro messia
Stationmaster
Fine settimana a Lecco
Jehova's Witness
La Coccinella
The Priest
Stringimi forte i polsi
Benedetta Trasgressione!
Presenter / Lifeguard
Sogno
Tinto Brass
Fermo posta Tinto Brass
Man in Photo Shop
Tra(sgre)dire
Case Chiuse
Порочные отношения
Film director
Senso '45
Presenter
Rapporti impropri
The Director
Action
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3
Presenter
SCTMV (sono come tu mi vuoi)
Porter
Specchio, Specchio delle mie brame
Presenter
Ultimo metrò
Presenter
Quattro
Giudice (uncredited)
Snack Bar Budapest
Commissario di polizia
L'urlo
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Self
Pecore in erba
Western all'italiana
Himself
Cercando Valentina - Il mondo di Guido Crepax
Self (archive footage)
Inferno Rosso. Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
Presenter
Voyeur
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
Paprika
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Self
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
Così fan tutte
Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-03-26
Place of Birth
Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Also Known As
Giovanni Brass