Rappaccini's Daughter 44 years old

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.

Credits

Kathleen Beller as Beatrice

Kristoffer Tabori as Giovanni

Michael Egan as Baglioni

Leonardo Cimino as Rappaccini

Rappaccini's Daughter Cast

Name	Character
Kathleen Beller She was 23, now 68 years old	as Beatrice
Kristoffer Tabori He was 27, now 72 years old	as Giovanni
Michael Egan He was 113, 81 years old when he died	as Baglioni
Leonardo Cimino He was 62, 94 years old when he died	as Rappaccini

Rappaccini's Daughter Crew

Name	Department

Rappaccini's Daughter (44 years)

Release day: Tuesday, January 01, 1980
Runtime: 55 minutes