Tinto Brass
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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
Credits
The Voyeur (1994)
Actor
The Key (1983)
as Father Confessor
All Ladies Do It (1992)
as Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1 (1998)
as Presenter
Cheeky (2000)
as Man in Photo Shop
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro (1999)
as Presenter
Black Angel (2002)
as Film Director
Kick the Cock (2008)
as The Boss
P.O. Box Tinto Brass (1995)
as Tinto Brass
Frivolous Lola (1998)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
The Howl (1970)
as Commissario di polizia
Paprika (1991)
as Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
The Last Subway (1999)
as Presenter
Ladybird (1999)
as Jehova's Witness
Istintobrass (2013)
as Self
Dream (1999)
as Presenter / Lifeguard
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema (2014)
as Self
Blessed Transgression! (1999)
as Presenter
Snack Bar Budapest (1988)
as Giudice (uncredited)
Julia (1999)
as Presenter
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2 (1998)
as Presenter
Action (1980)
as The Director
Hold My Wrists Tight (1999)
as The Priest
Case Chiuse (2011)
Actor
A Magic Mirror (1999)
as Porter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight (1999)
as Presenter
Unchaste Relationships (2002)
Actor
La rabbia (2008)
as Primo produttore
Weekend in Lecco (1999)
as Stationmaster
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (1964)
as Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script (2025)
Actor
Candlewick (1999)
as Defense attorney
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Impotenti esistenziali (2009)
as De Fortis
Quattro (1999)
as Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons (1999)
as Presenter
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax (2019)
as Himself
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' (1981)
as Self - Director
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds (2006)
as Self
Behind The Scenes of Caligula (2009)
Actor
Burning Love (2015)
as Self
I Am the Way You Want Me (1999)
as Presenter
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3 (1998)
as Presenter / Jehova's Witness
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4 (1998)
as Presenter
Western all'italiana (2004)
Actor
Tempo libero (1964)
Actor
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power (2007)
as Self
Voyeur (1999)
as Presenter
Crazy Dog (2012)
as il dottore
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner (2007)
as Self - Archive Footage
Tempo lavorativo (1964)
Actor
Il nostro messia (2008)
as Critico
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero (1997)
Actor
Monamour (2005)
as Man with Cigar (uncredited)
Private (2003)
as Voyeur
Il nostro messia (2008)
as Critico
Improper Liaisons (1999)
as Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia (1999)
as Presenter