Night Sun

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Night Sun ★★½ Il Sole Anche di Notte; Sunshine Even by Night 1990

Sergio (Sands) is an 18th-century nobleman who discovers his fiance was once the king's mistress. He abandons worldly pursuits to become a monk and find some peace but temptation follow him. Based on the Tolstoy story “Father Sergius.” Sands' voice was dubbed by Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini. Italian with subtitles. 112m/C VHS, DVD . IT Julian Sands, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Massimo Bonetti, Margarita Lozano, Ruediger Vogler; D: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani; W: Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani; C: Giuseppe Lanci; M: Nicola Piovani.

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