''Nefertiti, figlia del sole'' is a 1994 Italian film directed by

Guy Gilles Guy Gilles born Guy Chiche (25 August 1938 - 3 February 1996) was a French film director. Biography He directed his first short film, ''Soleil éteint'' in 1958. He changed his surname to Gilles based on the name of his mother (Gilette) to crea ...

Synopsis

The film follows the theory that

Nefertiti Neferneferuaten Nefertiti () ( – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a radical change in national religious policy, in which ...

was a princess of the

Mitanni Mitanni (; Hittite cuneiform ; ''Mittani'' '), c. 1550–1260 BC, earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts, c. 1600 BC; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat (''Hanikalbat'', ''Khanigalbat'', cuneiform ') in Assyrian records, or ''Naharin'' in ...

, sent to marry Pharaoh Amenhotep III, then taken by

Akhenaten Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Echnaton, Akhenaton, ( egy, ꜣḫ-n-jtn ''ʾŪḫə-nə-yātəy'', , meaning "Effective for the Aten"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh reigning or 1351–1334 BC, the tenth ruler of the Eighteenth D ...

as his wife. The plot is based on the desire for an archaeologist to find a means revive himself several millennia after his death.

Cast

* Michela Rocco di Torrepadula as

Ben Gazzara Biagio Anthony Gazzara (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominatio ...

as Amenhotep III * François Négret as

Akhenaton Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Echnaton, Akhenaton, ( egy, ꜣḫ-n-jtn ''ʾŪḫə-nə-yātəy'', , meaning "Effective for the Aten"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh reigning or 1351–1334 BC, the tenth ruler of the Eighteenth Dy ...

Antonella Lualdi Antonella Lualdi ( gr, Αντονέλλα Λουάλντι, born Antonietta de Pascale; 6 July 1931) is an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in many Italian and French films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in Claude Autant-Lara's film '' ...

as Tiyl * Giada Desideri * Paul Blain as Yamo *

Daniel Duval Daniel Duval (28 November 1944 – 10 October 2013) was a French film actor, director and writer. Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval was awarded the Silver Prize at the ...

as Monkutura *

Jacques Penot Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

as Bonchardt * Cléonas Shannon as Arakat *

Marilyn Pater Marilyn may refer to: * Marilyn (given name) * Marilyn (singer) (born 1962), English singer * Marilyn (hill), a type of mountain or hill in the British Isles with a prominence above 150 m * 1486 Marilyn, a Main-belt asteroid * ''Marilyn'' (1953 ...

as Parkat *

Nini Crépon Nini may refer to: Geography * Nini River, Ghana * Nini Suhien National Park, Ghana Film and television * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'', an Italian comedy film * '' Nini's Treehouse'', a children's television series * Ni ...

as Hori * Guy Cuevas as Min * Gennady Krihkina as Ay

References

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1994 films Italian drama films 1990s French-language films Films set in ancient Egypt 1994 drama films Films directed by Guy Gilles Cultural depictions of Akhenaten Cultural depictions of Nefertiti Cultural depictions of Tutankhamun 1990s Italian films Films set in the 14th century BC {{1990s-Italy-film-stub