Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter

1980 · 55 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Dezsö Magyar · Written by Herbert Hartig

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

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