Tinto Brass
Directing
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.
Born: March 26, 1933
Place of Birth: Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as il dottore
as The Boss
as Critico
as Critico
as Primo produttore
as Man with Cigar (uncredited)
as Voyeur
as Film director
as Man in Photo Shop
as The Priest
as Defense attorney
as Presenter
as Presenter
as Stationmaster
as Presenter / Lifeguard
as Porter
as Jehova's Witness
as Presenter
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
as Tinto Brass
as Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
as Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
as Giudice (uncredited)
as Father Confessor
as Self - Director
as The Director
as Self
as Commissario di polizia
as Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)