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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.
As director
Hotel Courbet
Kick the Cock
Monamour
Private
Black Angel
Unchaste Relationships
Cheeky
Frivolous Lola
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
The Voyeur
All Ladies Do It
Paprika
Snack Bar Budapest
Love & Passion
Miranda
The Key
Action
Caligula
Salon Kitty
Vacation
I Miss Sonia Henie
The Howl
Dropout
Attraction
Deadly Sweet
Yankee
The Flying Saucer
My Wife
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta
Tempo libero
As actor
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Burning Love
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Istintobrass
Crazy Dog
Case Chiuse
Impotenti esistenziali
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
La rabbia
Kick the Cock
Il nostro messia
Il nostro messia
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Monamour
Western all'italiana
Private
Unchaste Relationships
Black Angel
Cheeky
Candlewick
Hold My Wrists Tight
Ladybird
Weekend in Lecco
Dream
Blessed Transgression!
Improper Liaisons