Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter

Every Beauty has its Poison...

2013 · 63 min · Horror, Fantasy, Romance

A young poet in the midst of crafting his epic masterpiece discovers a hidden Oasis within a vast forest. Inside this forbidden world a dark and alluring maiden, appearing both innocent and malevolent, lures him into an alternate reality of beauty and poison. Within this secret garden, the poet is confronted with a very harsh and introspective question. Is Man a unified cosmos, or a phantasm immortally trapped between two dark, warring forces?

Directed by Griffith Mehaffey · Written by Griffith Mehaffey

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Frank Dolansky Dr. Rappaccini
Scott Gaines Giovanni
Gideon Hodge Baglioni
Leslie Palmer Beatrice

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