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.
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Movies (50)
Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita
2025
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Director (Directing)
2023
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
as Himself
2019
Burning Love
as Self
2015
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
as Self
2014
Istintobrass
as Self
2013
Crazy Dog
as il dottore
2012
Case Chiuse
2011
Hotel Courbet
Writer (Writing)
2009
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Impotenti esistenziali
as De Fortis
2009
Kick the Cock
as The Boss
2008
Il nostro messia
as Critico
2008
Il nostro messia
as Critico
2008
La rabbia
as Primo produttore
2008
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
as Self
2007
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
as Self - Archive Footage
2007
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
as Self
2006
Monamour
as Man with Cigar (uncredited)
2005
Western all'italiana
2004
Private
as Voyeur
2003
Black Angel
as Film director
2002
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Cheeky
as Man in Photo Shop
2000
Hold My Wrists Tight
as The Priest
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4
1999
Candlewick
as Defense attorney
1999
I Am the Way You Want Me
as Presenter
1999
The Last Subway
as Presenter
1999
Voyeur
as Presenter
1999
Weekend in Lecco
as Stationmaster
1999
Dream
as Presenter / Lifeguard
1999
Ladybird
as Jehova's Witness
1999
A Magic Mirror
as Porter
1999
Blessed Transgression!
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
as Presenter
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2
as Presenter
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3
as Presenter
1999
Quattro
as Presenter
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
as Presenter
1999
Julia
Presenter (Crew)
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
1998
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
1998
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
1998
Frivolous Lola
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1998
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
1997
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
as Tinto Brass
1995
The Voyeur
Director (Directing)
1994
All Ladies Do It
as Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
1992