Today, finding physical evidence of the event is difficult. No official catalog was ever published due to the police intervention. The search term yields a few grainy photographs on fan blogs, Italian news snippets, and forum discussions. The actual works (the manipulated Courbet prints, the Brass polaroids) are believed to be locked in the private collection of Rovighi or the director himself.
The hotel management was forced to cover several key photographs with white sheets. The mirrors were turned to the wall. The installation was effectively "censored" for the final six days of the festival.
The hotel was converted into a labyrinth of “Erotic Suites.” This was not a standard art exhibition of posters. It was a total environmental design:
The film follows a woman who explores her erotic desires within the privacy of a hotel room. While she believes she is alone, she is observed by a burglar who has broken into the suite. The intruder finds the scene he witnesses to be more captivating than the physical items he intended to steal. Cast and Crew Tinto Brass Screenplay: Tinto Brass, Piero Fontana, and Caterina Varzi Starring: Caterina Varzi Alberto Petrolini Vincenzo Varzi Cinematography: Andrea Doria Production: MMIX Key Background
Tinto Brass, then 76 years old, rushed to the Lido. In an interview captured by the Corriere della Sera , Brass raged: “This is fascism. They are afraid of the body. I show a bottom, and they close me down. But 500 meters away, they sell violent video games to teenagers. Where is the obscenity? The obscenity is in their minds.”
Today, finding physical evidence of the event is difficult. No official catalog was ever published due to the police intervention. The search term yields a few grainy photographs on fan blogs, Italian news snippets, and forum discussions. The actual works (the manipulated Courbet prints, the Brass polaroids) are believed to be locked in the private collection of Rovighi or the director himself.
The hotel management was forced to cover several key photographs with white sheets. The mirrors were turned to the wall. The installation was effectively "censored" for the final six days of the festival. Tinto Brass Hotel Courbet 2009
The hotel was converted into a labyrinth of “Erotic Suites.” This was not a standard art exhibition of posters. It was a total environmental design: Today, finding physical evidence of the event is difficult
The film follows a woman who explores her erotic desires within the privacy of a hotel room. While she believes she is alone, she is observed by a burglar who has broken into the suite. The intruder finds the scene he witnesses to be more captivating than the physical items he intended to steal. Cast and Crew Tinto Brass Screenplay: Tinto Brass, Piero Fontana, and Caterina Varzi Starring: Caterina Varzi Alberto Petrolini Vincenzo Varzi Cinematography: Andrea Doria Production: MMIX Key Background The actual works (the manipulated Courbet prints, the
Tinto Brass, then 76 years old, rushed to the Lido. In an interview captured by the Corriere della Sera , Brass raged: “This is fascism. They are afraid of the body. I show a bottom, and they close me down. But 500 meters away, they sell violent video games to teenagers. Where is the obscenity? The obscenity is in their minds.”