Nathaniel Hawthorne's eerie tale of a reclusive botanist, his daughter and the enamored student who has taken a room next door. Giovanni: Kristoffer Tabori. Beatrice: Kathleen Beller. Rappaccini: Leonardo Cimino. Baglioni: Michael Egan. Emma: Antonia Rey. Vito: Dennis Boutsikaris. Lisabetta: Madeline Willemsen.