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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's daughter [videorecording] / Monterey Video ; a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities ; a production of Learning in Focus ; Learning in Focus presents ; produced by Calvin Skaggs ; teleplay by Herbert Hartig ; directed by DezsoÌ Magyar.

Skaggs, Calvin. (Added Author). Hartig, Herbert. (Added Author). Magyar, DezsoÌ. (Added Author). Tabori, Kristoffer. (Added Author). Beller, Kathleen, 1955- (Added Author). Egan, Michael, 1926- (Added Author). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Added Author). Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 Rappaccini's daughter. (Added Author). National Endowment for the Humanities. (Added Author). Learning in Focus, inc. (Added Author). Monterey Video (Firm) (Added Author). Monterey Media Inc. (Added Author). Host, Henry Fonda ; starring Kristoffer Tabori (Giovanni), Kathleen Beller (Beatrice), Michael Egan (Baglioni), Leonardo Cimino (Rappaccini). (Cast).

Summary:

Set in 18th Century Italy, this is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl. Beatrice 's strange and unearthly beauty masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni tragically discovers. 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 effect she has on him, he unwittingly destroys her.

Record details

ISBN: 156994430X
ISBN: 9781569944301
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Video : c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Broadcast as part of the PBS television series The American short story in 1980. Special features: Author bio [text feature]; Actor bios [text feature]; Printable study guide [requires a DVD-ROM drive]; About the ASSC [text feature]; Transcript interview [with Robert Geller]; Henry Fonda intro (2 min.); Watch for these DVD's [text feature]; Trailer[s] (5 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Poison garden -- Forbidden daughter -- Meeting -- Fever or poison? -- Confrontation -- Kiss.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Mike Fash ; editor, Jay Freund ; music composed and conducted by Elizabeth Swados.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host, Henry Fonda ; starring Kristoffer Tabori (Giovanni), Kathleen Beller (Beatrice), Michael Egan (Baglioni), Leonardo Cimino (Rappaccini).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD.