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Night Sun

1990 1h 52m Drama List
Tomatometer 0 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Although Sergio (Julian Sands) is not as well-born as some of the other aristocrats in King Charles' (Rudiger Vogler) court, the king nonetheless admires him and arranges a marriage to a wealthy duchess, Cristina (Nastassja Kinski). Sergio is thrilled until he learns that Cristina was once the king's mistress, prompting him to abandon the court in favor of a spiritually unblemished life as a monk. But, when church politics prove too much for him, Sergio gives that up as well to become a beggar.

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Audience Member Absolut sehenswert, für jeden der Tolstoi Vater Sergej gelesen hat und Eisensteins russischen Stummfilm hierzu schätzt. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 cast in this well crafted period piece Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful cinematography and scoring are just the icing on the cake in this underrated film. The second film this week I watched where someone tried unsuccessfully to drown themselves. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Natassia Kinsky and Charlotte Gainsbourgh are bright spots in this dark and disturbing saga. It was not difficult to understand what was happening in the story, but it was extremely hard to justify the actions. Seemingly arbitrary decisions that went against common sense made it difficult to become invested in the main character. A quite unsatisfying ending added to the disappointment. But with all that said, the movie's excellence in cinematography, music, acting, and direction made it hard to consider it a waste of time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member June 2010 - This is another one of the Taviani brothers' movies that leaves me more with nostalgia for movies of the past. The spiritual, humanist, new realistic and full of fantasy Italian movies of 50s and 60s that we miss so much. Unfortunately unlike some of the other movies of them, this one remains a bit scattered and different pieces of the movie don't match very well. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member gorgeous landscapes make this movie absolutely mesmerizing. and a young charlotte gainsbourg brings on her scandalous self. very nice... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Although Sergio (Julian Sands) is not as well-born as some of the other aristocrats in King Charles' (Rudiger Vogler) court, the king nonetheless admires him and arranges a marriage to a wealthy duchess, Cristina (Nastassja Kinski). Sergio is thrilled until he learns that Cristina was once the king's mistress, prompting him to abandon the court in favor of a spiritually unblemished life as a monk. But, when church politics prove too much for him, Sergio gives that up as well to become a beggar.
Director
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Producer
Giuliani G. De Negri
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 52m