Rappaccini's Daughter
by Dezso Magyar
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Actor: Dennis Boutsikaris, Henry Fonda, Kathleen Beller, Leo Cimino, Michael EganDirector: Dezso Magyar
Brand: Monterey Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 57 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Monterey Video
Movie Reviews of Rappaccini's Daughter
Movie Review: Never A Flower So Lovely
Summary: 5 Stars
From a rented apartment overlooking an enchanting botanical garden young Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) observes a beautiful girl (Kathleen Beller) walking alone talking to the flowers. There is a reason why she is alone but by the time he learns the dark secret for her isolation he has fallen in love.
This 57 minute PBS Presentation was quite a pleasant surprise. Some may find it a little slow, but I found it absolutely hypnotic. Like a prolonged dream sequence, you are drawn against your will towards the enigmatic Beatrice. I've been an admirer of Kathleen Beller for quite sometime and I must say they couldn't have found a more beautiful woman for this role. She has never looked lovelier than she does here.
Summary of Rappaccini's Daughter
Seen on PBSWritten By: Teleplay writer Herbert Hartig, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne?s classic
Starring:Kathleen Beller, Kristoffer Tabori
Directed By:Dezso Magyar
Description: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.
DVD Features:Author Bio, Actor Bios, Printable Study Guide, About the American Short Story Collection, Audio Interview ? Robert Geller, Henry Fonda Intro, Trailer
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