Rappaccini's Daughter (1980)
Title: Rappaccini's Daughter
Original Title: Rappaccini's Daughter
Release Date: 1980-01-01
Status: Released
Rating: 6/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV Movie
Production Companies: Learning in Focus, Seacliff Productions
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.
Cast
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)
