The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign – he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of England before meeting an appropriate end. —IMDb
Giovanni Brass (born March 26, 1933), 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.
Brass was born in Venice12. He is of Russian and Austro-Hungarian background. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s he created many avant-garde films, including Nerosubianco, L’urlo, and La Vacanza. However, he is best known for his erotic epics, Salon Kitty, The Key, Senso ‘45 and Caligula. The latter film was a collaboration with celebrated author Gore Vidal, Franco Rossellini and Penthouse magazine publisher Bob Guccione. However, many consider Caligula not to be a true Tinto Brass film since post-production was not handled by Brass. The director demanded that his name be stricken from the credits after Guccione inserted hardcore sex scenes and recut much of the film’s story and theme structure. Despite… read more
Jaw-dropping excess, all the drama behind the scenes have made a disjointed mess of the film itself but it works brilliantly as pure, balls-out spectacle. Shakespearean actors hamming it up in sublimely grandoise sets and locations, amongst masses of tits, piss, fist-fucking and cocksucking. Fucking awesome.
this gets three stars because i have a big b for Mr.Mcdowell...otherwise this would be a two star joint. Certain parts are nearly un-watchable.
i think it kind of really shows how caligula really was, I've read a lot and i mean, ALOT of stuff about him, books and all that, and he's always been kind of a mystery, but the only thing we do know that he's a filthy bastard which makes for a film, and the vulgarity of this film makes it unbearable to watch but i mean, that's how it is, that's how caligula was. personally, i didn't like it though, too much for me.
The Austin Film Festival opens for a full week today and the Chronicle's nifty package includes Marjorie Baumgarten's piece on Sweet Smell
Piensen por un momento en el panorama. ¿Se imaginan el revuelo que causaria por estos dias ver anunciada en la cartelera un film con escenas de sexo explicito, y que entre su reparto figurasen nombres… read review