Tinto Brass
Date of birth: 1933-03-26
Place of birth: Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Giovanni Brass, Il Maestro, Antony Luc, ジョヴァンニ・ティント・ブラス
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.
Movie Credits
Private
2003-08-28
Lies, subterfuge, betrayal and mischief. Fallo! is a collection of six stories based on the joys of
Monamour
2005-03-08
A housewife dissatisfied with her marriage seeks an affair during a book fair, following a friend's
Impotenti esistenziali
2009-01-01
Giuseppe, psychologist and professor of sex education, meets Francesca, Riccardo's wife, in a privat
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
1998-10-10
Rapporti Impropri: After the death of her mother, Silvia, a sexually jaunty 16-year-old girl, is wel
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
1998-10-10
Stringimi Forte I Polsi: When working in a doctor's office, afternoons do not seem to pass badly. Bu
Candlewick
1999-03-05
Red-haired, sex-obsessed manchild Lucio lazes all day long with his friend Pino until he falls for t
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
1997-01-01
La rabbia
2008-02-28
A young director years old, lives with a girl. Active part of the Intellectual society, he represent
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
1998-10-10
L'Ultimo Metro: It can happen. Any night in any metro station. It can happen that a hurried girl com
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4
1999-10-10
Voyeur: A hotel doorman sees on his monitor everything that happens in room 107, occupied by a coupl
Crazy Dog
2012-04-16
Twenty years ago Marco's father was brutally murdered by a cold-blooded serial killer known as the C
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
1964-12-31
Kick the Cock
2008-09-04
Kick the Cock is an old Dutch saying, meaning Peek in the Kitchen.
Frivolous Lola
1998-06-01
In 1950s northern Italy, a woman tests her fiancé's love and passion by trying to break his commitme
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006-02-19
italian documentary
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981-01-01
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
The Key
1983-10-19
Art professor Nino Rolfe attempts to break down his wife Teresa's conventional modesty. Noticing her
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
2007-10-02
Interview with John Stiener about his career and views and perspectives on Caligula and some of his
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
2007-12-31
An Italian language interview recounting his work featuring erotica on Caligula and other films
Istintobrass
2013-08-30
One of the most controversial, original and loved figures of Italian cinema. The most censored direc
Tempo libero
1964-01-01
Avantgarde short by Brass.
Tempo lavorativo
1964-01-01
Avantgarde short by Brass.
Il nostro messia
2008-05-23
Five young girls share an apartment in Rome, different precarious conditions and a common desire for
Il nostro messia
2008-05-23
Five young girls share an apartment in Rome, different precarious conditions and a common desire for
Ladybird
1999-01-02
In 'Ladybird', sperm donations are gratefully received by eager recipients.
Weekend in Lecco
1999-03-01
Serena is invited to join her friend, Stefy, in a weekend in her house, in Lecco. The old friends re
Hold My Wrists Tight
1999-12-21
A beautiful nun seeks advice from her doctor but little did she know he was about to show her a thin
Blessed Transgression!
1999-01-01
The story of a man who runs into his ex-wife [Sonia Topazio] in public. She is looking hot, and he a
Dream
1999-01-03
In 'Dream', a beautiful woman falls asleep on an empty beach and starts dreaming about bizarre sexua
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995-08-30
A successful erotic film producer from Rome regularly receives letters from female fans seeking his
Cheeky
2000-01-28
While scouting out apartments in London for her Venetian boyfriend, Carla rents an apartment overloo
Case Chiuse
2011-11-03
February 20, 1958: the Italian Parliament approved Law No. 75, the "Merlin Law": the end of an insti
Unchaste Relationships
2002-03-14
Black Angel
2002-04-12
Trapped in an unhappy marriage, the wife of a high ranking Fascist official starts a dangerous, self
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
1999-01-01
After the death of her mother, Silvia leaves boarding school to stay with her recently remarried unc
Action
1980-01-04
A failed actor, broken by violence and rejection, finds refuge among outcasts and forms an unconvent
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2
1999-01-01
Segment 1 :- An unmarried middle aged couple, Dominique and Gerard checks into a hotel. They procee
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3
1999-01-01
Segment 1 - Coccinella (Laydbird): An impotent husband and her wife, Livio ask a painter, Ilarioto g
A Magic Mirror
1999-01-02
A jerk husband Sandro and his young wife Giulia have moved into a new apartment. She is unpacking, a
I Am the Way You Want Me
1999-03-04
In 'I Am the Way You Want Me' a fragile woman cheats on her husband with her brother-in-law.
The Last Subway
1999-03-03
A young man enters the Rome Metro with a friend, where they notice a woman who has just left the res
Quattro
1999-01-01
'Quattro' is set on the eve of the new millenium: New Year's Eve, 1999. To celebrate the beginning o
Snack Bar Budapest
1988-09-22
While his girlfriend recovers from a medical procedure, a corrupt lawyer becomes entranced by the gr
The Howl
1970-05-01
A young bride escapes her wedding ceremony with a stranger and together they set off on an epic jour
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
1999-01-01
"A Magic Mirror" is the least 'sexy' of the tales and deals with a family triangle of 2 brothers (on
Burning Love
2015-10-01
July 2006. Leonardo Zuliani has vanished. The news from Trastevere in Rome turns into a real nationa
Western all'italiana
2004-01-01
"Western all'italiana" is a documentary produced and broadcast by the satellite broadcaster Studio U
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
2019-08-29
1965: Paris, London and Milan all move at the same fast pace, fueled by a fresh creative and rebelli
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021-09-05
Who was Joe D'Amato aka. Aristide Massaccesi? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of eroticism i
Voyeur
1999-03-03
Paprika
1991-02-13
Mimma starts working in Madame Colette’s brothel to help her boyfriend financially. There she is rec
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009-01-06
Extra from The Imperial Edition featuring extensive behind the scenes look at the production and set
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
2014-09-01
Tinto Brass gives the stories behind his films.
All Ladies Do It
1992-02-21
After five years of marriage, Diana discovers the joys of adultery, claiming that she can save her f
Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita
2025-11-03
In 1956, Roberto Rossellini was in the throes of a personal and artistic crisis. His recent films wi