Before the Revolution

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.

Cast

Adriana Asti

as Gina

Francesco Barilli

as Fabrizio

Allen Midgette

as Agostino

Morando Morandini

as Cesare

Cristina Pariset

as Clelia

Cecrope Barilli

as Puck

Evelina Alpi

as Evelina

Gianni Amico

as Amico

Goliardo Padova

as The Painter

Guido Fanti

as Enore

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