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Rappaccini's Daughter (1980)

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.
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Dezsö Magyar profile
Dezsö Magyar

Director

Cast

Kristoffer Tabori profile
Kristoffer Tabori

Giovanni

Kathleen Beller profile
Kathleen Beller

Beatrice

Michael Egan profile
Michael Egan

Baglioni

Leonardo Cimino profile
Leonardo Cimino

Rappaccini

Antonia Rey profile
Antonia Rey

Emma

Madeline Willemsen profile
Madeline Willemsen

Lisabetta

Dennis Boutsikaris profile
Dennis Boutsikaris

Vito

Coqui González profile
Coqui González

Flower Seller

Henry Fonda profile
Henry Fonda

Self - Series Host (uncredited)

Kristoffer Tabori profile
Kristoffer Tabori

Giovanni

Kathleen Beller profile
Kathleen Beller

Beatrice

Michael Egan profile
Michael Egan

Baglioni

Leonardo Cimino profile
Leonardo Cimino

Rappaccini

Antonia Rey profile
Antonia Rey

Emma

Madeline Willemsen profile
Madeline Willemsen

Lisabetta

Dennis Boutsikaris profile
Dennis Boutsikaris

Vito

Coqui González profile
Coqui González

Flower Seller

Henry Fonda profile
Henry Fonda

Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Release Date

January 1, 1980

Original Language

Budget

$0.00

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Learning in Focus logoSeacliff Productions logo

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