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Tinto Brass, Italian director known for erotic films 'Caligula' and 'Salon Kitty,' dies at 93
Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tinto Brass, the Italian filmmaker best known for directing the controversial 1979 movie “Caligula,” died Wednesday in Rome. He was 93.
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Italian film director Tinto Brass, whose career spanned many genres but came to be associated internationally with his erotic films of the 1970s, has died in Rome. He was 93 years old. His wife Caterina Varzi and children Bonifacio and Beatrice Brass announced the news of Brass’ death on Wednesday t…
Italian director Tinto Brass, known for the historic erotic epics “Salon Kitty” and “Caligula,” has died. He was 93. Brass’ family announced the news of his death on Wednesday to Italian press agency Ansa.
The cult Italian film-maker began as an assistant to Roberto Rossellini but moved into sex films, believing ‘eroticism to be a fundamental key to human expression’ Italian film director Tinto Brass, who was once hailed as the “Antonioni of the 70s” but came to be better known for bringing Italian er…
