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The Sun Also Shines at Night (Italian: Il sole anche di notte, and also known as Night Sun) is an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in 1990. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. The plot is based on Tolstoy's novel Father Sergius. The court of Czar Nicholas I is substituted for that of Charles III of Spain when he was still Charles VII of Naples. All of the original Russian locations are substituted for ones in southern Italy.
Original Release
05/15/1990
US Release
09/28/1990
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
Directors
Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Writers
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Lev Tolstoy, Tonino Guerra
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maria Antonia Capotorto | Livia |
| Lorenzo Perpignani | Sergio as a Child |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Grazia Volpi | Executive Producer |
| Giuliani G. De Negri | Producer |
