Dangerous Beauty
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.
Synopsis
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.
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Cast
Directed by Marshall Herskovitz
Catherine McCormack
Veronica Franco
Rufus Sewell
Marco Venier
Oliver Platt
Maffio Venier
Fred Ward
Domenico Venier
Naomi Watts
Giulia De Lezze
Jacqueline Bisset
Paola Franco
Moira Kelly
Beatrice Venier
Jeroen Krabbé
Pietro Venier
Joanna Cassidy
Laura Venier
Melina Kanakaredes
Livia
Daniel Lapaine
Serafino Franco
Justine Miceli
Elena Franco
Jake Weber
King Henry
Simon Dutton
Minister Ramberti
Grant Russell
Francesco Martenengo
Peter Eyre
The Doge
Production
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Release
1998
Runtime
111 min
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