Tinto Brass
Directing
- Born:
- 1933-03-26
- Died:
- 2026-11-04
- Place of birth:
- Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Biography
Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass (26 March 1933 — 4 November 2026) was 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 continued making films into his seventies.
Known For
Filmography
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Burning Love
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Istintobrass
Crazy Dog
Case Chiuse
Hotel Courbet
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Impotenti esistenziali
Kick the Cock
Il nostro messia
Il nostro messia
La rabbia
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
My Roman Holiday with John Steiner
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Monamour
Western all'italiana
Private
Black Angel
Unchaste Relationships
Cheeky
Candlewick
Dream
Ladybird
A Magic Mirror
Weekend in Lecco
Hold My Wrists Tight
Blessed Transgression!
Improper Liaisons
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
I Am the Way You Want Me
The Last Subway
Quattro
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Julia
Voyeur
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Frivolous Lola
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
The Voyeur
Eurotrash
All Ladies Do It
Paprika
Snack Bar Budapest
Love & Passion
Miranda
The Key
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Action
Caligula
NDR Talk Show