Italy, the country of the Pope and the most mouth-watering mamma mias on earth alike, has gifted the world with countless treasures.

But in the realm of erotic filmmaking, Italy has produced one master whose genius for toplessness can not be topped and whose brilliance with bottomlessness is simply bottomless itself.

That visionary T&A maestro is writer-director Tinto Brass.

Brass’s back (and full-frontal) catalog includes skinstant classics on the order of the Nazi whorehouse saga Salon Kitty (1976), Stefania Sandrelli’s super-stacked showcase The Key (1983), the Deborah Caprioglio bra-buster Paprika (1991), Claudia Koll’s breathtaking backdoor vehicle All Ladies Do It (1992), the appropriately named ass-stravaganza Cheeky (2000) and, of course, the mightiest sexploitation epic ever mounted since the days of ancient Rome itself, Caligula (1979).

Aside from mammary maven Russ Meyer, no filmmaker in history can match the Brass eye for both discovering and immortalizing seemingly impossible all-natural female beauty.

This makes every new Tinto Brass movie to hit Mr. Skin a cause for celebration. So be prepared to raise more than just your wine class in honor of his newest DVD release Monamour (2005) starring Anna Jimskaia and Nela Lucic.

Pics and videos are available now to all Mr. Skin membersas is Brass’s long, luscious filmography, nothing any lover of continental knockouts should live without seeing.

Even more intriguing is Brass’s claim that he is presently mounting a remake of Caligula for theatrical releasein 3D no less!

We can hardly wait to see what magic Tinto makes using tits and glasses.