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