OREANDA-NEWS  Iconic Italian director Tinto Brass has died in Rome. Ansa writes about this.

The incident was reported to journalists by the director's wife Katerina Varzi and his children. It is specified that Brass was gone around 10:30 a.m. in the morning.

The director's family added that they would say goodbye to him at a private ceremony. No other details are provided.

Tinto (real name Giovanni) Brass was born in Milan on March 26, 1933. He received a law degree and worked in the archive, and later got a job as an assistant director. He became widely famous as a director of erotic films. He directed such films as "Caligula", "Breaking the Bans", "Kitty Salon", "The Key", "Miranda", "Peeping Tom", "Oh, Women!" and "Paprika". In total, he directed about 30 films. Brass has had health problems recently: in particular, he was unable to attend the Venice Film Festival.