Rappaccini's Daughter

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Rappaccini's Daughter (1980)

Directed by Dezsö Magyar

Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV Movie · 55m

Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl who tends her father's poison garden. However, the strange and unearthly beauty of Beatrice (Kathleen Beller) masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni must tragically discover. Her father, the mysterious Dr. Rappaccini, has made her the subject of a diabolical experiment. In Giovanni's attempt to free Beatrice from the control of her father and to escape the poisonous effect she begins to have on him, he unwittingly destroys her. From the short story of master American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, two quintessential Hawthorne themes are explored: the sins of interfering with another's soul and the futility of trying to tamper with nature.

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Cast

Kristoffer Tabori Giovanni Kathleen Beller Beatrice
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Michael Egan Baglioni Leonardo Cimino Rappaccini Antonia Rey Emma
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Madeline Willemsen Lisabetta Dennis Boutsikaris Vito
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Coqui González Flower Seller Henry Fonda Self - Series Host (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Dezsö Magyar
Writer
Herbert Hartig
Director of Photography
Mike Fash
Editor
Jay Freund
Producer
Calvin Skaggs

Details

Release date
1980-01-01
Runtime
55m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Learning in Focus, Seacliff Productions