1980 · 55 min · tajemnica · dramat · fantasy

Rappaccini's Daughter

Znany też jako: The American Short Story: Rappaccini's Daughter · Rappaccini lánya

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

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.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Dezsö Magyar

Główne role: Kristoffer Tabori jako Giovanni, Kathleen Beller jako Beatrice, Michael Egan jako Baglioni, Leonardo Cimino jako Rappaccini, Antonia Rey jako Emma, Madeline Willemsen jako Lisabetta

Pełna obsada

Scenariusz

Herbert Hartig, Nathaniel Hawthorne