Night Sun(1990)

Night Sun is a 1990 drama adapted from Leo Tolstoy's novella Father Sergius. Set in 18th-century Italy, the film follows Sergio, a nobleman betrothed to a duchess who discovers she was the King's former mistress. Disgusted, he abandons his aristocratic life to become a monk, seeking spiritual purity in a remote hermitage. There he fasts, prays, and resists earthly temptations, earning a reputation as a miracle worker. But when a young woman seduces him, Sergio's faith shatters. Realizing he is unworthy of the veneration he has received, he renounces his holy status and takes to the roads as a wandering beggar. Julian Sands and Nastassja Kinski lead this meditative exploration of faith, desire, and redemption, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.