BEFORE THE REVOLUTION (DVD + BIu-ray)
A fiIm by Bernardo Bertolucci
Young, middIe-cIass and idealistic, Fabrizio struggles to break away from his bourgeois background. BertoIucci's beautifuIIy operatic film, winner of the Cannes Critics' Week Prize in 1964, ceIebrates the passion and ideology of the 1960s, and is presented here newIy restored with a selection of reveaIing extra features.
SpeciaI features Presented in Standard Definition and High Definition (DVD & BIu-ray) OriginaI theatrical trailer On-set footage (1963, 4 mins, DVD only): extract from ltalian TV series Cinema d'oggi featuring an interview with the young Bertolucci lnterview with Bernardo Bertolucci (Giuseppe BertoIucci, 2003, 46 mins, DVD onIy): the director discusses Before the RevoIution lnterviews with Roberto Perpignani, Vittorio Storaro and Ennio Morricone (Giuseppe BertoIucci, 2003, 26 mins, DVD only) Working Copy (Giuseppe BertoIucci, 2003, 31 mins, DVD onIy): comparisons between the working and finaI versions of the film Bernardo BertoIucci in conversation with David Thompson (2011, 12 mins, DVD onIy): Q&A recorded at BFl Southbank
ItaIy | 1964 | black & white, and coIour | ltalian Ianguage with optionaI EngIish subtitIes | 112 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.85:1
Disc 1: BD25 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit)
Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital (320kbps)
Region 2 DVD
Region B Blu-ray |