Tinto Brass
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.
33 directing credits · 60 acting credits
Directing · 33
Caligula
1979
The Voyeur
1994
Cheeky
2000
The Key
1983
All Ladies Do It
1992
Black Angel
2002
Miranda
1985
Kick the Cock
2008
Frivolous Lola
1998
Salon Kitty
1976
Attraction
1969
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995
The Howl
1970
Love & Passion
1987
Paprika
1991
Hotel Courbet
2009
Action
1980
I Miss Sonia Henie
1971
Vacation
1971
Snack Bar Budapest
1988
Deadly Sweet
1967
Yankee
1966
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Dropout
1970
Who Works Is Lost
1963
The Flying Saucer
1964
My Wife
1964
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta
1964
Spatiodynamisme
1958
Tempo lavorativo
1964
Tempo libero
1964
Private
2003
Monamour
2005
Acting · 60
NDR Talk Show
1979
The Voyeur
1994
Cheeky
2000
The Key
1983
All Ladies Do It
1992
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
1999
Eurotrash
1993
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
1998
Black Angel
2002
Blessed Transgression!
1999
Kick the Cock
2008
Frivolous Lola
1998
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995
The Howl
1970
Paprika
1991
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
1998
The Last Subway
1999
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
Istintobrass
2013
Dream
1999
Action
1980
Case Chiuse
2011
Julia
1999
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
2014
Hold My Wrists Tight
1999
Weekend in Lecco
1999
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
2025
A Magic Mirror
1999
Snack Bar Budapest
1988
Western all'italiana
2004
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
1998
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Candlewick
1999
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
1999
Ladybird
1999
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981
Crazy Dog
2012
La rabbia
2008
I Am the Way You Want Me
1999
Burning Love
2015
Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
1997
Impotenti esistenziali
2009
Voyeur
1999
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
2019
Il nostro messia
2008
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
2007
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
1998
Quattro
1999
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
1964
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
1999
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
2007
Tempo lavorativo
1964
Tempo libero
1964
Private
2003
Monamour
2005
Il nostro messia
2008
Improper Liaisons
1999
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
1999