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Night Sun

1990 · 112 min

A solemn, slow spiritual drama of temptation and shame, heavy with guilt and quiet anguish.

Genres
Drama
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.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Written by
Paolo Taviani, Tonino Guerra, Vittorio Taviani
Starring
Julian Sands, Nastassja Kinski, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rüdiger Vogler, Massimo Bonetti, Sonia Gessner, Riccardo Parisio Perrotti, Margarita Lozano
Music
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Giuseppe Lanci
Runtime
112 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
Italian

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