Vor der Revolution (1964): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1964, Vor der Revolution is a drama and liebesfilm film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, running about 115 minutes. “Italy is the place where they've made an art of everything - especially love!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The study of a youth on the edge of adulthood and his aunt, ten years older. Fabrizio is passionate, idealistic, influenced by Cesare, a teacher and Marxist, engaged to the lovely but bourgeois Clelia, and stung by the drowning of his mercurial friend Agostino, a possible suicide. Gina is herself a bundle of nervous energy, alternately sweet, seductive, poetic, distracted, and unhinged. They begin a love affair after Agostino's funeral, then Gina confuses Fabrizio by sleeping with a stranger. Their visits to Cesare and then to Puck, one of Gina's older friends, a landowner losing his land, dramatize contrasting images of Italy's future. Their own futures are bleak.

Who’s in it. Vor der Revolution stars Adriana Asti as Gina, Francesco Barilli as Fabrizio, Allen Midgette as Agostino and Morando Morandini as Cesare, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, Vor der Revolution has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vor der Revolution page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vor der Revolution tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.