Tinto Brass
ジョヴァンニ・ティント・ブラス
- Born
- Birthplace
- Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Who is Tinto Brass?
Tinto Brass is an internationally acclaimed director and writer best known for comedy and drama work. Their signature credit is The Voyeur (1994) — the most popular title in their filmography.
Key Accolades & Awards
Award bodies recognizing excellence in international cinema — the honors most relevant to Tinto Brass's field:
- Academy Awards (Oscars)
- BAFTA Film Awards
- Cannes / Venice / Berlinale festival prizes
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.
Did You Know?
Tinto Brass's most popular credit is The Voyeur (1994), ranked by global audience popularity.
Tinto Brass's career is most closely associated with Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival (La Biennale), Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Busan International Film Festival on the international festival circuit.
Tinto Brass's credited work spans Italian, English, Russian-language productions, based on the original language of their film and television credits.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Associated Film Festival | Box Office Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Voyeur | 1994 | — | — | — |
| Cheeky | 2000 | Man in Photo Shop | — | — |
| The Key | 1983 | Father Confessor | — | — |
| Kick the Cock | 2008 | The Boss | — | — |
| Black Angel | 2002 | Film Director | — | $348K |
| P.O. Box Tinto Brass | 1995 | Tinto Brass | — | — |
| The Howl | 1970 | Commissario di polizia | — | — |
| Action | 1980 | The Director | — | — |
| Candlewick | 1999 | Defense attorney | — | — |
| Ladybird | 1999 | Jehova's Witness | — | — |
| A Magic Mirror | 1999 | Porter | — | — |
| Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script | 2025 | — | — | — |
| Unchaste Relationships | 2002 | — | — | — |
| Case Chiuse | 2011 | — | — | — |
| Eurotrash | 1993 | — | — | — |