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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.
Giovanni falls for a girl whose breathtaking beauty hides a lethal, botanical secret. This lush period piece turns a quiet romance into a claustrophobic struggle against a deadly garden.
Director
Dezsö Magyar
Cast
Kristoffer Tabori, Kathleen Beller, Michael Egan, Leonardo Cimino, Antonia Rey, Madeline Willemsen, Dennis Boutsikaris, Coqui González, Henry Fonda
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Rappaccini's Daughter
You can watch Rappaccini's Daughter (1980) on Hoopla with a participating library card.
Director
Dezsö Magyar
Cast
Kristoffer Tabori, Kathleen Beller, Michael Egan, Leonardo Cimino, Antonia Rey, Madeline Willemsen, Dennis Boutsikaris, Coqui González, Henry Fonda
2 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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