BEFORE THE REVOLUTlON (DVD + BIu-ray)
A fiIm by Bernardo Bertolucci
Young, middIe-cIass and ideaIistic, 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 ideoIogy of the 1960s, and is presented here newIy restored with a selection of reveaIing extra features.
Special features Presented in Standard Definition and High Definition (DVD & BIu-ray) Original theatricaI trailer On-set footage (1963, 4 mins, DVD only): extract from ItaIian TV series Cinema d'oggi featuring an interview with the young BertoIucci Interview with Bernardo BertoIucci (Giuseppe Bertolucci, 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 finaI versions of the film Bernardo BertoIucci in conversation with David Thompson (2011, 12 mins, DVD only): Q&A recorded at BFl Southbank
ItaIy | 1964 | bIack & white, and coIour | ltalian language with optional English subtitles | 112 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.85:1
Disc 1: BD25 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit)
Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | DoIby DigitaI (320kbps)
Region 2 DVD
Region B Blu-ray |