Before the Revolution
“Italy is the place where they've made an art of everything - especially love!”
As Fabrizio contemplates joining the Communist Party, he breaks off his planned marriage to a bourgeois woman and becomes incestuously involved with his alluring aunt.
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Cast
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Adriana Asti
Gina
Known for
The Best of Youth
The Phantom of Liberty
Francesco Barilli
Fabrizio
Also in
Lord of the Ants
The Last Fashion Show
Allen Midgette
Agostino
Known for
La Commare Secca
Morando Morandini
Cesare
Also in
A Laura...
Je m'appelle Morando - Alfabeto Morandini
Cristina Pariset
Clelia
No other roles listed
Cecrope Barilli
Puck
No other roles listed
Evelina Alpi
Evelina
No other roles listed
Gianni Amico
Amico
Also in
Talking Cinema
Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
Goliardo Padova
The Painter
No other roles listed
Guido Fanti
Enore
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Enrico Salvatore
Priest
Known for
The Last Man on Earth
Amelia Bordi
Fabrizio's Mother
No other roles listed
Bernardo Bertolucci Director · Ennio Morricone Composer Aldo Scavarda Cinematographer
First release May 13, 1964 · Produced in Italy · Production Cineriz
Production
Iride Cinematografica
Production
Cineriz
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Prima della rivoluzione
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · May 13, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
August 8, 2019 · Digital
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