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...
The Key
1983
All Ladies Do It
1992
Cheeky
2000
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
1998
Black Angel
2002
The Last Subway
1999
The Howl
1970
Paprika
1991
Frivolous Lola
1998
Istintobrass
2013
Blessed Transgression!
1999
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995
Kick the Cock
2008
Snack Bar Budapest
1988
Candlewick
1999
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
2014
Ladybird
1999
Dream
1999
A Magic Mirror
1999
Action
1980
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
La rabbia
2008
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981
Roberto Rossellini - PiΓΉ di una vita
2025
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
Hold My Wrists Tight
1999
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
Weekend in Lecco
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
1998
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
1964
Crazy Dog
2012
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4
1999
Burning Love
2015
Quattro
1999