Movielogr
Night Sun (1990)
Directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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.
Length 112 minutes
Actors
Julian Sands | Nastassja Kinski | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Rüdiger Vogler | Massimo Bonetti | Sonia Gessner | Riccardo Parisio Perrotti | Margarita Lozano | Patricia Millardet | Pamela Villoresi | Geppy Gleijeses | Tony Sperandeo | Salvatore L. Rossi | Matilde Piana | Teresa Brescianini | Biagio Barone | Ferdinando Murolo | Aleksander Mincer | Ubaldo Lo Presti | Carlo Luca De Ruggieri | Maria Antonia Capotorto | Marco Di Stefano | Fausto Lombardi | Carlo Di Maio | Dora Romano