Venice to Honor Tinto Brass With Restored 1967 Thriller
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- Venice Film Festival will honor nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass with a pre-opening screening of his restored 1967 pop thriller 'Deadly Sweet' at its 83rd edition, running 2–12 September 2026.
- 'Deadly Sweet' stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin, was shot in London, and originally screened Out of Competition at Venice in 1967.
- The 4K digital restoration was carried out by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome with Netflix's support, using materials provided by rights holder Compass Film.
- The film is freely inspired by Sergio Donati's novel 'Il Sepolcro di Carta' and belongs to Brass's 'London phase' alongside 'Attraction' (1969) and 'Dropout' (1970).
- All three London-phase films featured cult cartoonist Guido Crepax as a consultant, who drew illustrations Brass used as storyboards for the action sequences.
- Brass debuted at Venice in 1963 with 'In Capo Al Mondo' and later gained cult notoriety with 'Salon Kitty' (1976), 'Caligula' (1979), and 'The Key' (1983).
Why it matters: The tribute gives a 90-plus-year-old Brass career validation from one of cinema's most prestigious festivals, while Netflix's funding of a 1967 Italian cult-thriller restoration — rather than its usual original-content push — signals continued investment in classic-film preservation through its partnership with the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
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