The best Tinto Brass’s comedy movies
Giovanni Brass better known as Tinto Brass, is an Italian filmmaker. He is noted especially for his work in the erotic genre, with films such as Così fan tutte (released under the English title All Ladies Do It), Paprika, Monella (Frivolous Lola) and Trasgredire. On Sunday, 18 April 2010, he suffered an intracranial hemorrhage.
Frivolous Lola
5.1/10
The story takes place in northern Italy in the 1950's. Lola and Masetto are about to get married. Masetto wants to keep Lola as a virgin until they are married. But Lola is impatient to remain in chastity until the wedding night. She wants to be sure that Masetto is a good lover, before she commits herself into marriage. She does everything to trick Masetto into breaking the moral tradition.
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
5.1/10
This film is a series of letters, photos and video cassettes which women often send in to certain newspapers. By visualizing their story-telling (the name given by the psychologists to their fantasies) the film portrays the confessions, the secret longings, the adventures, recollections, dreams, desires and fantasies of these women. It is an open secret that most women dream of forbidden affairs, secret lovers and hasty encounters but when it comes down to it they lack the courage to pursue their dreams.
Kick the Cock
3.7/10
Kick the Cock is an old Dutch saying, meaning Peek in the Kitchen.
Improper Relations
Sylvia goes to Rome to stay some time in her uncle's house. Her sexuality causes problems with her cousin, but she gets closer to the family, in all ways possible.
Dream
4.9/10
In 'Dream', a beautiful woman falls asleep on an empty beach and starts dreaming about bizarre sexual encounters, which then begin to merge with reality.
Lucignolo
5.3/10
The vicissitudes of a 30-year-old who reminds the character of Lucignolo di Pinocchio.
The Howl
5/10
A young bride escapes her wedding ceremony with a stranger and together they set off on an epic journey though increasingly bizarre lands. They encounter talking animals and mournful exhibitionists, converse with a discoursing rock, journey through a surrealist's psychedelic hotel, instigate a prison riot, escape from naked cannibals living in a tree and battle a wind-up midget dictator!
Snack Bar Budapest
4.1/10
A lawyer, wanting to give meaning to his life, transforms an amusement park into an out-of-season health spa.
Burning Love
6.4/10
July 2006. Leonardo Zuliani has vanished. The news from Trastevere in Rome turns into a real national emergency, while a huge throng of followers gathers around the young activist’s house. His mother is beside herself with grief and the entire neighbourhood is paralysed. He’s on every TV channel and the authorities all express their solidarity with the family. Many can’t believe it’s true; they prefer to think it’s just one of his stunts. A genius in conveying his ideas, successful cartoonist, visionary fashion designer, cult author, human rights activist: but who is Leonardo deep down? With the help of leading experts and celebrities, the film traces his life, at last casting light on a key figure of our times
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
5.9/10
Italian episode movie
