(Rappaccini's Daughter)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama,

Fantasy,

Mystery,

TV Movie

Runtime:

55 minutes

Year:

1980

Directors:

Dezsö Magyar

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Production companies:

Learning in Focus,

Seacliff Productions

Actors:

Giovanni

Beatrice

Baglioni

Rappaccini

Emma

Crews:

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Makeup Artist

Short Story

Producer