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Dangerous beauty

Marshall Herskovitz directed this look at life in 16th-century Venice, based on Margaret Rosenthal's 1994 book The Honest Courtesan. Positioned outside of the Venetian court, Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) hopes to rise above her station, but her interest in nobleman's son Marco Venier (Rufus Sewell) is blocked since his parents forbid their marriage. Following the path taken by her mother, Paola (Jacqueline Bisset), Veronica becomes a courtesan, finding this gives her a niche in the male-dominated society. When Vatican emissaries accuse her of witchcraft, she lashes back, using the trial as a feminist forum to expose the hypocrisies of the period. Filmed in 1996 in Venice and Rome with a variety of working titles (Courtesan, Venice, and The Honest Courtesan).

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  • "Marshall Herskovitz directed this look at life in 16th-century Venice, based on Margaret Rosenthal's 1994 book The Honest Courtesan. Positioned outside of the Venetian court, Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) hopes to rise above her station, but her interest in nobleman's son Marco Venier (Rufus Sewell) is blocked since his parents forbid their marriage. Following the path taken by her mother, Paola (Jacqueline Bisset), Veronica becomes a courtesan, finding this gives her a niche in the male-dominated society. When Vatican emissaries accuse her of witchcraft, she lashes back, using the trial as a feminist forum to expose the hypocrisies of the period. Filmed in 1996 in Venice and Rome with a variety of working titles (Courtesan, Venice, and The Honest Courtesan)."@en
  • "In 16th century Venice, a poor but well-bred young woman must choose between joining a convent and becoming a courtesan after the man she loves is forbidden to marry her. As a courtesan and a poet, she is both respected and powerful, but neither role can keep her from being tried for witchcraft."
  • "Based on the memoirs of a 16th century Venician courtesan."@en
  • "A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft."@en
  • "In the late 1500's, the mistresses of Venice's most important men were encouraged to read and study at a time when education was forbidden to most women."@en
  • "The true story of Veronica Franco, a poet and courtesan, who used looks, wit and seduction to defy the conventions of 16th century Venice."@en
  • "The true story of the woman, a poet and courtesan, who used looks, wit and seduction to defy the conventions of 16th century Venice."
  • "The true story of the woman, a poet and courtesan, who used looks, wit and seduction to defy the conventions of 16th century Venice."@en

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  • "Love stories"

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