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Before the Revolution

7.019641h 51mMovieRomanceDrama

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.

DirectorBernardo Bertolucci
WriterBernardo Bertolucci
ProducerMario Bernocchi

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Cast · Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

AAAdriana Asti
Adriana Asti
Gina
FBFrancesco Barilli
Francesco Barilli
Fabrizio
AMAllen Midgette
Allen Midgette
Agostino
MMMorando Morandini
Morando Morandini
Cesare
CP
Cristina Pariset
Clelia
CB
Cecrope Barilli
Puck
EA
Evelina Alpi
Evelina
GAGianni Amico
Gianni Amico
Amico
GP
Goliardo Padova
The Painter
GF
Guido Fanti
Enore
ES
Enrico Salvatore
Priest
AB
Amelia Bordi
Fabrizio's Mother

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Before the Revolution — streaming FAQ

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Before the Revolution is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Canada. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is Before the Revolution on Netflix?

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