Tinto Brass
Directing
Born: March 26, 1933 (age 93) · Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Caligula
1979
Paprika
1991
The Key
1983
All Ladies Do It
1992
The Voyeur
1994
Cheeky
2000
Frivolous Lola
1998
General Della Rovere
1959
Salon Kitty
1976
Monamour
2005
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995
Miranda
1985
Photos (3)
Movies (45)
The Voyeur
1994
Cheeky
Man in Photo Shop
The Key
Father Confessor
All Ladies Do It
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Presenter
Frivolous Lola
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Kick the Cock
The Boss
Black Angel
Film Director
The Last Subway
Presenter
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
The Howl
Commissario di polizia
Julia
Presenter
Paprika
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
Dream
Presenter / Lifeguard
Blessed Transgression!
Presenter
Action
The Director
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Presenter
Snack Bar Budapest
Giudice (uncredited)
Candlewick
Defense attorney
Ladybird
Jehova's Witness
A Magic Mirror
Porter
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Presenter / Jehova's Witness
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
2025
Unchaste Relationships
2002
Weekend in Lecco
Stationmaster
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Presenter
Quattro
Presenter
La rabbia
Primo produttore
Voyeur
Presenter
Hold My Wrists Tight
The Priest
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Presenter
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
I Am the Way You Want Me
Presenter
Monamour
Man with Cigar (uncredited)
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
Il nostro messia
Critico
Crazy Dog
il dottore
Private
Voyeur
Tempo libero
1964
Tempo lavorativo
1964
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
Improper Liaisons
Presenter
Il nostro messia
Critico
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Presenter
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (8)
NDR Talk Show
Self · 1 eps
Istintobrass
Self
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Self
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self - Director
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Self
Burning Love
Self
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Himself
Directing (36)
The Voyeur
Director
Caligula
Director
Cheeky
Director
The Key
Director
All Ladies Do It
Director
Miranda
Director
Hotel Courbet
Director
Attraction
Director
Frivolous Lola
Director
Salon Kitty
Director
Kick the Cock
Director
Black Angel
Director
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Director
The Howl
Director
Paprika
Director
Action
Director
Love & Passion
Director
I Miss Sonia Henie
Director
Snack Bar Budapest
Director
Vacation
Director
Yankee
Director
General Della Rovere
First Assistant Director
Deadly Sweet
Director
My Wife
Director
Unchaste Relationships
Director
Spatiodynamisme
Director
Dropout
Director
The Flying Saucer
Director
Who Works Is Lost
Director
Venetian Honeymoon
First Assistant Director
India: Matri Bhumi
Assistant Director
Monamour
Director
Private
Director
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta
Director
Tempo libero
Director
Tempo lavorativo
Director
Writing (39)
The Voyeur
Screenplay
The Voyeur
Story
The Voyeur
Writer
Cheeky
Writer
Cheeky
Story
Cheeky
Screenplay
The Key
Writer
All Ladies Do It
Story
All Ladies Do It
Screenplay
Miranda
Writer
Hotel Courbet
Writer
Attraction
Writer
Frivolous Lola
Story
Frivolous Lola
Writer
Black Angel
Writer
Black Angel
Screenplay
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Screenplay
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Story
The Howl
Writer
Paprika
Screenplay
Paprika
Story
Action
Screenplay
Love & Passion
Writer
I Miss Sonia Henie
Writer
Vacation
Screenplay
Yankee
Screenplay
Yankee
Story
Deadly Sweet
Writer
Dropout
Writer
Who Works Is Lost
Story
Who Works Is Lost
Screenplay
Monamour
Writer
Monamour
Story
Monamour
Screenplay
Private
Author
Private
Story
Private
Screenplay
Tempo libero
Writer
Tempo lavorativo
Writer
Producing (21)
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Producer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Producer
The Last Subway
Producer
Julia
Producer
Dream
Producer
Blessed Transgression!
Producer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Producer
Ladybird
Producer
Vacation
Producer
A Magic Mirror
Producer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Producer
Weekend in Lecco
Producer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Producer
Quattro
Producer
Voyeur
Producer
Hold My Wrists Tight
Producer
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Producer
I Am the Way You Want Me
Producer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Producer
Improper Liaisons
Producer
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Producer
Other Crew (44)
The Voyeur
Editor
Caligula
Camera Operator
Caligula
Editor
Cheeky
Editor
The Key
Editor
All Ladies Do It
Editor
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Presenter
Miranda
Editor
Hotel Courbet
Editor
Frivolous Lola
Editor
Salon Kitty
Editor
Kick the Cock
Editor
Black Angel
Editor
The Last Subway
Presenter
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Editor
Julia
Presenter
Paprika
Editor
Dream
Presenter
Blessed Transgression!
Presenter
Action
Editor
Love & Passion
Editor
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Presenter
Snack Bar Budapest
Editor
Ladybird
Presenter
Vacation
Editor
Yankee
Editor
A Magic Mirror
Presenter
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Presenter
Deadly Sweet
Editor
Weekend in Lecco
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Presenter
Quattro
Presenter
Voyeur
Presenter
Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
Dropout
Editor
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Presenter
Who Works Is Lost
Editor
I Am the Way You Want Me
Presenter
Monamour
Editor
Private
Editor
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
Improper Liaisons
Presenter
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Presenter