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Italian director Tinto Brass dies aged 93

Original: In other news from the world of the arts. > Tinto Brass, director of Caligula and maestro of Euro erotica, dies aged 93

Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass, best known for directing the controversial 1979 film Caligula and for his decades of erotic cinema, has died at the age of 93. Obituaries and tributes are circulating widely, with many recalling him as the defining figure of European erotica and a provocative, larger-than-life presence in Italian film history.

Why now: The death of a well-known and controversial film director naturally prompts tributes and retrospectives.

Tinto BrassCaligulaItalyThe Guardian

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