BR BRASS THE TYPEFACE A specimen book by FantasiaA Type S BRASS THE FILM DIRECTOR A concise filmography by Fantasia Type S 1958 → P. 02 1971 → P. 22 1992 → P. 42 1963 → P. 04 1971 → P. 24 1994 → P. 44 1964 → P. 06 1976 → P. 26 1995 → P. 46 1964 → P. 08 1979 → P. 28 1998 → P. 48 1964 → P. 10 1980 → P.30 2000 → P. 50 1966 → P. 12 1983 → P. 32 2002 → P. 52 BRASS Light 768 pt 1967 → P. 14 1985 → P. 34 2003 → P. 14 1968 → P. 16 1987 → P. 36 2006 → P. 56 BRASS (1966). He was approached in 1976 to direct a only credited for “Principal Photography”. Despite THE FILM DIRECTOR sexploitation quickie, “Salon Kitty” (1976), but he this, the film remains his most widely viewed work wisely chose to have the script rewritten, turning it (and the highest-grossing Italian film released in Giovanni Brass was born on 26 March 1933 into the into a dark, political satire. the United States). family of a famous artist, Italico Brass, who was his 1968 → P. 18 1988 → P. 38 2008 → P. 58 grandfather. Italico gave his grandson a nickname The success of “Salon Kitty” lead Penthouse mag- Other notable works of Brass’s later period in- “Tintoretto” which Giovanni later adapted into his azine publisher Bob Guccione to choose Brass to clude “The Key” (1983), “Miranda” (1985), “Pa- cinematic name, Tinto Brass. helm “Caligola” (1979), the big-budget adaption prika” (1991), “Così fan tutte” (released under the Tinto inherited his grandfather’s artistic skills, but of Gore Vidal’s novel “Caligula”.“Caligola” was English title “All Ladies Do It”) (1992), “Monella” he applied them to film instead of canvas. When originally supposed to be a satire on power instead (“Frivolous Lola”) (1998), “Tra(sgre)dire” (2000) •he joined the Italian film industry, he worked with of an erotic film, but the producers changed and and “Senso ’45” (2002) (an update of the classic such famous directors as Federico Fellini (his idol) re-edited the film entirely without Brass’s consent, novella “Senso”) which cemented his reputation of and Roberto Rossellini. In 1963 he directed his first removing many political and comical scenes, and an undisputed master of erotica and avante-garde film, “Chi lavora è perduto – In capo al mondo”. re-shooting pornographic ones, to make the film a art films. 1970 → P. 20 1991 → P. 40 2009 → P. 60 Afterwards, he went on to make such avante garde pornographic drama. The director demanded that art films as “Nerosubianco” (1969) and “L’urlo” his name be stricken from the credits, and he is BRASS Light -DYN205 pt AMI BRASS Light 205«SP pt S ATI ME» SPATIODYNAMISME 1958 Directed by Tinto Brass and Nicolas Schöffer, the film is a Six-minute silent color 16mm record of Nicolas Schöffer’s interactive robotic sculpture “CYSP 1” which reacted in unpredictable ways to O— 2 light and color. 023 Na szczy- BRASS Plain Bold cie136 pt BRASS Filled 467 pt IN CAPO AL MONDO – CHI LAVORA È PERDUTO ing. The rest of the day, he starts to roam around 1963 Venice and recalls his past, also having daydreams about his future. Flashbacks reveal his troubled The film follows a day of Bonifacio (Sady Rebbot), love affair with his former girlfriend Gabriella (Pas- a young and unemployed designer with anti-social cale Audret) and his relationships with his com- B:tendencies. He has applied for (at) a job and has an munist friends Claudio (Tino Buazzelli) and “Kim” świata interview for the psychological test in the morn- (Franco Arcalli). 5 BRASS Plain Bold :Ç550 pt ÇA IRA – IL FIUME DELLA RIVOLTA 1964 “Ça ira” is an Italian collage film of documentary film and drama film genres. Taking its name from the popular revolutionary song, the film is a critical narrative of 20th century revolutions from 1900 to 1962 and their legacy. The first film directed by Brass, “Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta” was produced in 1962 but it could be premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 6 1964, to see theatrical release in December.[] i 7 LA MIA SIGNORA 1964 “La mia signora” is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Tinto Brass, Mauro Bolognini and Luigi Comencini. It consists of five episodes, all starring Alberto Sordi and Silvana Mangano. The episode Eritrea, directed by Comencini, was later remade 8 by Sergio Corbucci as the film Rimini Rimini (1987). 9 BRASS Light 380 pt IL DISCO VOLANTE 1964 “Il disco volante” is a 1964 Italian comic science fiction film with mockumentary elements, starring Monica Vitti and Alberto Sordi. The film features the renowned comedian Sordi in four distinct roles as a dim-witted Carabinieri brigadiere, a cheese- pairing accountant, a decadent count, and an alcoholic priest. Involving characters from different social strata, “Il disco volante” is effectively a satire of the Italian society, particularly the people of 10 Brass’s adopted home region Veneto. 11 El™ S BRASS Plain Light yan P243 pt kee A BRASS Filled 243 pt YANKEE 1966 Italian-Spanish Western film starring Philippe Leroy. Local crime boss El Grande Concho rules ®© with his gang from an abandoned church over a big territory. Hoping for a substantial payday a bounty 12 hunter called “Yankee” decides to take him on. 13 (Swe- den ) "Den djävul- ska " [19 BRASS Regular 67 ]127 pt COL CUORE IN GOLA A French actor named Bernard (Jean-Louis Trin- 1967 tignant) comes across a beautiful young woman (Ewa Aulin) bending over the corpse of a mur- The giallo movie is loosely based on the novel dered nightclub owner in London. He believes her “Il sepolcro di carta” written by Sergio Donati. that she is innocent of the crime, and runs off with BRASS Filled The film used storyboards from cartoonist her to protect her from a group of criminal types #7412 pt 14 Guido Crepax. who are stalking her. 15 BRASS Plain Light 69: 175 pt A atra ção do NEROSUBIANCO The movie was premiered at the 1968 Cannes Film 1968 Festival. Styled as “nEROSubianco” and also released with Barbara (Anita Sanders) has accompanied her hus- the international title “Attraction”, the movie is an band Paolo (Nino Segurini) to London. He leaves Italian black comedy. The film deals with a variety her at Hyde Park for his business transactions and of contemporary themes such as sexual freedom, Barbara starts sightseeing, soon to realise that an racial tensions, and political radicalism from the African American man (Terry Carter) is luring her. perspective of a young upper-class Italian woman. She sees it as an opportunity for an adventurous The film has also been titled rather exploitatively as outreach to a new world and as her observations “The Artful Penetration of Barbara” and as “Black intermingle with her fantasies, she begins to ques- sexo 16 on White”, a literal translation of the Italian title. tion her own life. 17 BRASS Filled Kr óò366 pt zy L’URLO 1968 A runaway bride and an eccentric vagrant embark BRASS Bold on a surreal journey in a twisted world reflecting k356 pt 18 60s pop culture, sex, and politics. 19 Drop BRASS Filled out! 200 pt BRASS Plain Light 434 pt — DROPOUT Hylä1970 “Dropout” is a 1970 Italian romantic drama. It stars real-life couple, Franco Nero and Vanessa Red- grave. They also worked with Brass a year later on the drama “La vacanza”. Mary is a disillusioned English banker’s wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno. Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society’s dropouts; the unemployed, drug addicts, drag queens and anarchists. They both ïä20 learn a great deal about life from these misfits. tyt21 BRASS Light BRASS Light mm283 pt M!!!283 pt LA VACANZA 1971 The movie stars Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 1971 where it was awarded the Best Italian Film prize. This was followed by a theatrical release in Italy on 5 April 1972. A year earlier, Brass, Redgrave and Nero had worked together on the romantic drama, “Dropout”. Immacolata (Redgrave) is a peasant girl and mis- tress of the count, but when he turns his attentions back to his wife he has Immacolata committed to a mental asylum. “La Vacanza” is her one-month experimental leave from the institution. She is rejected by her family and subsequently finds new friends in the form of gypsies and an Englishman. But their happiness is blighted by criminal actions 22 and a fight for freedom. 23 BRASS Filled 520 pt I MISS SONIA HENIE 1971 At the 1971 International Film Festival of Belgrade, Yugoslav director Karpo Acimovic-Godina instruct- ed seven other directors to shoot less than three minutes of film footage inside a bedroom with static shots that contained the phrase “I Miss Sonja 24 Henie”. This film is the result. h25 BRASS Plain Bold tt516 pt SALON KITTY 1976 BRASS Plain Bold Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the 516 pt soldiers come to “relax”. Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official, who plans to use the information to Ki26 blackmail Hitler and gain power himself. y27 BRASS Light Mc- 270 »Capt BRASS Bold D270 pt li ow gu CALIGULA 1979 The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula (Malcolm McDowell), showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign.