Maria Antonia Capotorto

Based on Leo Tolstoy's novel, Father Sergius, Night Sun stars Julian Sands as Sergio, a nobleman in 18th-century Italy who is expected to marry a duchess, Nastassja Kinski. Upon learning that she was previously the King's mistress, Sergio turns his back on society and becomes a monk. While at the hermitage he tries to resist all sexual temptations before him and soon becomes known as a miracle worker. Eventually he succumbs to a young seductress and knowing he is undeserving of the adulation, leaves the hermitage to travel around as a homeless beggar.

La vie d'un médecin et écrivain antifasciste placé en résidence surveillée en Basilicate à partir de 1935. Toute activité lui est interdite, y compris d'exercer la médecine. Il découvre le monde paysan, loin des cercles intellectuels. Il sera libéré au bout de deux ans après avoir conquis l'estime des agriculteurs pauvres de la région.