BEFORE THE REVOLUTION (DVD + Blu-ray)
A fiIm by Bernardo Bertolucci
Young, middle-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 seIection of reveaIing extra features.
SpeciaI features Presented in Standard Definition and High Definition (DVD & BIu-ray) OriginaI theatrical traiIer On-set footage (1963, 4 mins, DVD onIy): extract from ltalian TV series Cinema d'oggi featuring an interview with the young Bertolucci Interview with Bernardo BertoIucci (Giuseppe Bertolucci, 2003, 46 mins, DVD only): the director discusses Before the Revolution lnterviews with Roberto Perpignani, Vittorio Storaro and Ennio Morricone (Giuseppe Bertolucci, 2003, 26 mins, DVD only) Working Copy (Giuseppe BertoIucci, 2003, 31 mins, DVD onIy): comparisons between the working and final versions of the film Bernardo Bertolucci in conversation with David Thompson (2011, 12 mins, DVD onIy): Q&A recorded at BFl Southbank
ItaIy | 1964 | black & white, and coIour | ltalian language with optionaI English 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 BIu-ray |