Tinto Brass

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-03-26 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]

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

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Black Angel

    Black Angel

  • Cheeky

    Cheeky

  • All Ladies Do It

    All Ladies Do It

  • Blessed Transgression!

    Blessed Transgression!

  • Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

    Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

  • Istintobrass

    Istintobrass

  • A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

    A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

  • La rabbia

    La rabbia

  • Crazy Dog

    Crazy Dog

  • Ladybird

    Ladybird

  • Dream

    Dream

  • Quattro

    Quattro

  • Tempo libero

    Tempo libero

  • Case Chiuse

    Case Chiuse

  • Frivolous Lola

    Frivolous Lola

  • Woman Is a Wonderful Thing

    Woman Is a Wonderful Thing

  • The Last Subway

    The Last Subway

  • The Howl

    The Howl

  • Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero

    Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero

  • Impotenti esistenziali

    Impotenti esistenziali

  • Candlewick

    Candlewick

  • Hold My Wrists Tight

    Hold My Wrists Tight

  • Kick the Cock

    Kick the Cock

  • Snack Bar Budapest

    Snack Bar Budapest

  • Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax

    Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax

  • Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

    Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

  • Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1

    Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1

  • Unchaste Relationships

    Unchaste Relationships

  • I Am the Way You Want Me

    I Am the Way You Want Me

  • P.O. Box Tinto Brass

    P.O. Box Tinto Brass

  • Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2

    Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2

  • Action

    Action

  • Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4

    Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4

  • Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3

    Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3

  • Behind The Scenes of Caligula

    Behind The Scenes of Caligula

  • Paprika

    Paprika

  • Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema

    Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema

  • Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2

    Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2

  • Western all'italiana

    Western all'italiana

  • My Roman Holiday With John Steiner

    My Roman Holiday With John Steiner

  • Il nostro messia

    Il nostro messia

  • Burning Love

    Burning Love

  • A Magic Mirror

    A Magic Mirror

  • Weekend in Lecco

    Weekend in Lecco

  • Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power

    Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power

  • Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita

    Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita

  • Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3

    Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3

  • Tempo lavorativo

    Tempo lavorativo

  • Private

    Private

  • Monamour

    Monamour

  • Il nostro messia

    Il nostro messia

  • Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons

    Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons

  • Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia

    Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia

  • Voyeur

    Voyeur