American short story collection : Rappaccini's daughter
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Published
Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, inc., c2005.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
012233363623

Notes

General Note
Based on the short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
General Note
Broadcast as part of the PBS television series The American short story in 1980.
General Note
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.).
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Mike Fash ; editor, Jay Freund ; music composed and conducted by Elizabeth Swados.
Participants/Performers
Host, Henry Fonda ; starring Kristoffer Tabori (Giovanni), Kathleen Beller (Beatrice), Michael Egan (Baglioni), Leonardo Cimino (Rappaccini).
Description
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.
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MPAA rating: Not rated.
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DVD.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Skaggs, C., Hartig, H., Magyar, D., Tabori, K., Beller, K., Egan, M., Fonda, H., & Hawthorne, N. (2005). American short story collection : Rappaccini's daughter . Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Calvin. Skaggs et al.. 2005. American Short Story Collection : Rappaccini's Daughter. Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Calvin. Skaggs et al.. American Short Story Collection : Rappaccini's Daughter Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, inc, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Skaggs, Calvin., et al. American Short Story Collection : Rappaccini's Daughter Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, inc., 2005.

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