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Tinto Brass

Tinto Brass

Director · Born 1933-03-26 · Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]

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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.

Directed

  1. Caligula (1979) — Director
  2. Paprika (1991) — Director
  3. The Key (1983) — Director
  4. All Ladies Do It (1992) — Director
  5. The Voyeur (1994) — Director
  6. Cheeky (2000) — Director
  7. Frivolous Lola (1998) — Director
  8. Salon Kitty (1976) — Director
  9. Monamour (2005) — Director
  10. P.O. Box Tinto Brass (1995) — Director
  11. Miranda (1985) — Director
  12. Private (2003) — Director
  13. Black Angel (2002) — Director
  14. Love & Passion (1987) — Director
  15. Kick the Cock (2008) — Director
  16. Snack Bar Budapest (1988) — Director
  17. Deadly Sweet (1967) — Director
  18. The Howl (1970) — Director
  19. Attraction (1969) — Director
  20. I Miss Sonia Henie (1971) — Director
  21. Action (1980) — Director
  22. Yankee (1966) — Director
  23. Vacation (1971) — Director
  24. My Wife (1964) — Director
  25. The Flying Saucer (1964) — Director
  26. Who Works Is Lost (1963) — Director
  27. Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta (1964) — Director
  28. Dropout (1970) — Director
  29. Spatiodynamisme (1958) — Director
  30. Unchaste Relationships (2002) — Director
  31. Hotel Courbet (2009) — Director
  32. Tempo lavorativo (1964) — Director
  33. Tempo libero (1964) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Paprika (1991) — Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
  2. The Key (1983) — Father Confessor
  3. All Ladies Do It (1992) — Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
  4. The Voyeur (1994)
  5. Cheeky (2000) — Man in Photo Shop
  6. Frivolous Lola (1998) — Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
  7. Monamour (2005) — Man with Cigar (uncredited)
  8. P.O. Box Tinto Brass (1995) — Tinto Brass
  9. Private (2003) — Voyeur
  10. Black Angel (2002) — Film Director
  11. Candlewick (1999) — Defense attorney
  12. Kick the Cock (2008) — The Boss
  13. Snack Bar Budapest (1988) — Giudice (uncredited)
  14. The Howl (1970) — Commissario di polizia
  15. Julia (1999) — Presenter
  16. Burning Love (2015) — Self
  17. Action (1980) — The Director
  18. The Last Subway (1999) — Presenter
  19. Dream (1999) — Presenter / Lifeguard
  20. Eurotrash (1993)
  21. La rabbia (2008) — Primo produttore
  22. Istintobrass (2013) — Self
  23. Improper Liaisons (1999) — Presenter
  24. Weekend in Lecco (1999) — Stationmaster
  25. Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro (1999) — Presenter
  26. Blessed Transgression! (1999) — Presenter
  27. Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia (1999) — Presenter
  28. Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight (1999) — Presenter
  29. Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (1964) — Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
  30. Ladybird (1999) — Jehova's Witness
  31. A Magic Mirror (1999) — Porter
  32. Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1 (1998) — Presenter
  33. Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  34. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
  35. Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2 (1998) — Presenter
  36. Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3 (1998) — Presenter / Jehova's Witness
  37. A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' (1981) — Self - Director
  38. Impotenti esistenziali (2009) — De Fortis
  39. Hold My Wrists Tight (1999) — The Priest
  40. Case Chiuse (2011)