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.
Directing
198
Male
1933-03-26
Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Giovanni Brass, Il Maestro, Antony Luc, ジョヴァンニ・ティント・ブラス
Private
Monamour
Impotenti esistenziali
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Candlewick
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
La rabbia
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Crazy Dog
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Kick the Cock
Frivolous Lola
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
The Key
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
Istintobrass
Tempo lavorativo
Tempo libero
Il nostro messia
Il nostro messia
Weekend in Lecco
Ladybird
Hold My Wrists Tight
Blessed Transgression!
Dream
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Cheeky
Case Chiuse
Unchaste Relationships
Black Angel
Improper Liaisons
Action
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
I Am the Way You Want Me
A Magic Mirror
The Last Subway
Quattro
Snack Bar Budapest
The Howl
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Burning Love
Western all'italiana
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Paprika
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
All Ladies Do It
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Julia
The Voyeur
Voyeur
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Salon Kitty
Love & Passion
Miranda
Deadly Sweet
Yankee
Attraction
The Flying Saucer
Who Works Is Lost
My Wife
Vacation
I Miss Sonia Henie
Spatiodynamisme
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta
Dropout
Caligula
Hotel Courbet