The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
Directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Drama
aka: Il sole anche di notte

Film Synopsis

Baron Giuramondo is destined for a place at court and a lavish marriage.  But on the eve of his wedding, he discovers that his fiancée was the king's mistress.  Out of spite, he chooses to give up all his worldly possessions and become a monk.  His pride and yearning for the absolute drive him to become a hermit.  He has just found the serenity he seeks when he is tempted by the pleasures of the flesh, in the form of two attractive young women...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
  • Script: Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Leo Tolstoy (story)
  • Cinematographer: Giuseppe Lanci
  • Music: Nicola Piovani
  • Cast: Julian Sands (Sergio Giuramondo), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Matilda), Massimo Bonetti (Prince Santobuono), Margarita Lozano (Sergio's Mother), Patricia Millardet (Aurelia), Rüdiger Vogler (King Charles), Pamela Villoresi (Giuseppina Giuramondo), Geppy Gleijeses (Bishop), Sonia Gessner (Duchess Del Carpio), Tony Sperandeo (Gesuino), Matilde Piana (Peasant Woman), Vittorio Capotorto (Matilda's Father), Riccardo Parisio Perrotti (Duke Del Carpio), Salvatore Rossi (Eugenio), Teresa Brescianini (Concetta), Biagio Barone (Father Biagio), Ferdinando Murolo (Lawyer), Aleksander Mincer (Organ Player), Ubaldo Lo Presti (Minister), Carlo Luca De Ruggieri (Gesuino's Son)
  • Country: Italy / France / Germany
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 112 min
  • Aka: Il sole anche di notte ; Night Sun

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