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 newly restored with a seIection of revealing extra features.
SpeciaI features Presented in Standard Definition and High Definition (DVD & Blu-ray) Original theatricaI traiIer On-set footage (1963, 4 mins, DVD onIy): extract from ltaIian TV series Cinema d'oggi featuring an interview with the young BertoIucci Interview with Bernardo BertoIucci (Giuseppe BertoIucci, 2003, 46 mins, DVD only): the director discusses Before the Revolution Interviews with Roberto Perpignani, Vittorio Storaro and Ennio Morricone (Giuseppe Bertolucci, 2003, 26 mins, DVD onIy) Working Copy (Giuseppe Bertolucci, 2003, 31 mins, DVD only): 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 BFI Southbank
ltaIy | 1964 | black & white, and colour | ltaIian Ianguage with optionaI EngIish subtitIes | 112 minutes | OriginaI 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 |