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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.

Acting (48 movies)

5.1

Private

2003

5.5

Monamour

2005

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Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2

1998

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Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3

1998

5.2

Candlewick

1999

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La rabbia

2008

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Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4

1999

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Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1

1998

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Crazy Dog

2012

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Woman Is a Wonderful Thing

1964

4.0

Kick the Cock

2008

5.1

Frivolous Lola

1998

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A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

1981

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Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

2006

6.0

The Key

1983

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Istintobrass

2013

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Tempo lavorativo

1964

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Tempo libero

1964

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Il nostro messia

2008

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Il nostro messia

2008

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Hold My Wrists Tight

1999

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Ladybird

1999

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Weekend in Lecco

1999

3.5

Dream

1999

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Blessed Transgression!

1999

5.9

P.O. Box Tinto Brass

1995

5.6

Cheeky

2000

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Unchaste Relationships

2002

5.3

Black Angel

2002

5.0

Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons

1999

4.4

Action

1980

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Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3

1999

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Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2

1999

6.4

The Last Subway

1999

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I Am the Way You Want Me

1999

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A Magic Mirror

1999

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Quattro

1999

4.7

Snack Bar Budapest

1988

4.7

The Howl

1970

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Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia

1999

5.7

Burning Love

2015

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Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax

2019

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Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

2021

7.1

Paprika

1991

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Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

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Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema

2014

5.0

All Ladies Do It

1992

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Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita

2025

Directing (33 movies)

Title	Year	Job
Who Works Is Lost	1963	Screenplay
Tempo libero	1964	Writer
Tempo lavorativo	1964	Writer
Yankee	1966	Screenplay
Deadly Sweet	1967	Writer
Attraction	1969	Writer
The Howl	1970	Writer
Dropout	1970	Writer
I Miss Sonia Henie	1971	Writer
Vacation	1971	Screenplay
Vacation	1971	Producer
Action	1980	Screenplay
The Key	1983	Writer
Miranda	1985	Writer
Love & Passion	1987	Writer
Paprika	1991	Screenplay
All Ladies Do It	1992	Screenplay
The Voyeur	1994	Screenplay
The Voyeur	1994	Writer
P.O. Box Tinto Brass	1995	Screenplay
Frivolous Lola	1998	Writer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2	1998	Producer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3	1998	Producer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia	1999	Producer
Julia	1999	Producer
Blessed Transgression!	1999	Producer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons	1999	Producer
A Magic Mirror	1999	Producer
Weekend in Lecco	1999	Producer
The Last Subway	1999	Producer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4	1999	Producer
Cheeky	2000	Writer
Cheeky	2000	Screenplay
Black Angel	2002	Writer
Black Angel	2002	Screenplay
Private	2003	Screenplay
Monamour	2005	Writer
Monamour	2005	Screenplay
Hotel Courbet	2009	Writer