Tinto Brass, director of Caligula and Italian erotic cinema, dies aged 93
Italian filmmaker behind Salon Kitty and Caligula announced dead by family
Tinto Brass, the Italian director once hailed as the “Antonioni of the 70s” who became known for bringing erotic cinema to a wider audience with films such as Caligula and Salon Kitty, has died aged 93. His wife Caterina Varzi and children Bonifacio and Beatrice Brass announced the news of his death to Italian press agency Ansa on Wednesday.