Tinto Brass
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Series
Eurotrash
1993
Film
The Voyeur
1994
Film
Blessed Transgression!
Presenter
1999
Film
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Presenter
1999
Film
The Key
Father Confessor
1983
Film
All Ladies Do It
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
1992
Film
Cheeky
Man in Photo Shop
2000
Film
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
1998
Film
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Presenter
1998
Film
Kick the Cock
The Boss
2008
Film
The Last Subway
Presenter
1999
Film
Frivolous Lola
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1998
Film
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
1995
Film
Black Angel
Film Director
2002
Film
The Howl
Commissario di polizia
1970
Film
Istintobrass
Self
2013
Film
Dream
Presenter / Lifeguard
1999
Film
Julia
Presenter
1999
Film
Action
The Director
1980
Film
Ladybird
Jehova's Witness
1999
Film
Paprika
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
1991
Film
Snack Bar Budapest
Giudice (uncredited)
1988
Film
Quattro
Presenter
1999
Film
Candlewick
Defense attorney
1999
Film
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Film
A Magic Mirror
Porter
1999
Film
Hold My Wrists Tight
The Priest
1999
Film
Voyeur
Presenter
1999
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
Self
2007
Film
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
2025
Film
Weekend in Lecco
Stationmaster
1999
Film
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Self
2014
Case Chiuse
2011
Film
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Presenter / Jehova's Witness
1998
Impotenti esistenziali
De Fortis
2009
Film
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Film
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Self
2006
Film
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Presenter
1999
Film
Tempo libero
1964
Film
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Presenter
1998
Film
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
1964
Film
La rabbia
Primo produttore
2008
Film
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self - Director
1981
Western all'italiana
2004
Film
Crazy Dog
il dottore
2012
Film
Il nostro messia
Critico
2008
Film
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Himself
2019
Film
I Am the Way You Want Me
Presenter
1999
Film
Burning Love
Self
2015
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Self - Archive Footage
2007
Film
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
1999
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
1997
Film
Tempo lavorativo
1964
Film
Monamour
Man with Cigar (uncredited)
2005
Film
Private
Voyeur
2003
Film
Il nostro messia
Critico
2008
Film
Improper Liaisons
Presenter
1999
Film
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Presenter
1999