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Born on March 26, 1933 in Milan, province of Milan, Italy, Tinto Brass is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. As of 2026, Tinto Brass is 93 years old. Education on record includes University of Ferrara. Credited works include The Key, Salon Kitty and Capriccio.
My Take
What fascinates me about Tinto Brass is the sheer audacity of his pivot. Here was a Milanese intellectual, university-educated, who earned critical respect with avant-garde experiments in the 1960s and then deliberately walked into the erotic genre and never looked back. I read that not as decline but as conviction. Caligula and Salon Kitty are easy to dismiss, yet his obsession with the female form is staged with a painterly, almost obsessive eye that few imitators ever matched. Brass turned eroticism into a signature rather than a gimmick, and that uncompromising commitment to his own aesthetic is exactly why he still commands attention.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tinto Brass
- Name (Japanese)
- ティント・ブラス
- Reading
- てぃんと・ぶらす
- Born
- March 26, 1933 (age 93)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Milan, province of Milan, Italy
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / film editor / actor
2. Background
- University
- University of Ferrara
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Key | — | |
| Notable work | Salon Kitty | — | |
| Notable work | Capriccio | — | |
| Notable work | Caligula | — | |
| Notable work | Monamour | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.tintobrass.it
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinto%20Brass
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312472
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tinto Brass born?
Born March 26, 1933 (age 93).
Where is Tinto Brass from?
Tinto Brass is from Milan, province of Milan, Italy.
What does Tinto Brass do?
Tinto Brass works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor, actor.
What is Tinto Brass known for?
Notable works include The Key, Salon Kitty, Capriccio.
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