Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter

1980
55m
6.7

6.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Learning in Focus Seacliff Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1980
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0081403

Cast

Kristoffer Tabori
Kristoffer Tabori

Giovanni

Kathleen Beller
Kathleen Beller

Beatrice

Michael Egan
Michael Egan

Baglioni

Leonardo Cimino
Leonardo Cimino

Rappaccini

Antonia Rey
Antonia Rey

Emma

Madeline Willemsen
Madeline Willemsen

Lisabetta

Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris

Vito

Coqui González
Coqui González

Flower Seller

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda

Self - Series Host (uncredited)

Key Crew

Robert Geller
Executive Producer
Calvin Skaggs
Producer
Herbert Hartig
Writer
Dezsö Magyar
Director

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