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Night Sun (1990)

Night Sun (1990)

Drama
Release Date: 1990, May 15
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Countries: Germany, France, Italy
Production: Filmtre, Filmtre
Cast: Aleksander Mincer, Salvatore Rossi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Matilde Piana, Julian Sands, Nastassja Kinski, Margarita Lozano, Sonia Gessner, Tony Sperandeo, Rüdiger Vogler, Massimo Bonetti, Pamela Villoresi

Overview:

Based on Leo Tolstoy's novel, Father Sergius, Night Sun stars Julian Sands as Sergio, a nobleman in 18th-century Italy who is expected to marry a duchess, Nastassja Kinski. Upon learning that she was previously the King's mistress, Sergio turns his back on society and becomes a monk. While at the hermitage he tries to resist all sexual temptations before him and soon becomes known as a miracle worker. Eventually he succumbs to a young seductress and knowing he is undeserving of the adulation, leaves the hermitage to travel around as a homeless beggar.