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Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, and Oliver Platt.
Feb 20, 1998 · Dangerous Beauty: Directed by Marshall Herskovitz. With Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Fred Ward. A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
70% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 85% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Veronica (Catherine McCormack) is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier (Rufus Sewell),...
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Dangerous Beauty Trailer 1998 Director: Marshall Herskovitz Starring: Catherine McCormack, Oliver Platt, Rufus Sewell, , , Official Content From Warner Home Video The story of Veronica Franco,...
"The life you lead, the freedom you have--will you deny my daughters the same chance?" Not the request every mother would address to a prostitute, but "Dangerous Beauty" makes a persuasive case for the life of a courtesan in 16th century Venice.
A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft. In 16th century Venice, courtesans enjoy unique privileges: dressed richly in red, they read, compose poetry and music, and discuss affairs of state with the men who govern the Republic.
About this movie. arrow_forward. History comes alive with sexually charged intrigue and daring when Catherine McCormack plays Veronica Franco, the real-life courtesan who used her influence...
Overview. 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.
A tale of lovers able to face anything except the loss of each other.
Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, and Oliver Platt. Based on the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal, the film is about Veronica Franco, a courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice who becomes a hero to her city, but ...
