Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty

111 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 20, 1998

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.

Dangerous Beauty

111 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 20, 1998

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Regency Enterprises, Arnon Milchan Productions
Original title Dangerous Beauty
Directors Marshall Herskovitz
Writers Jeannine Dominy

Cast

Catherine McCormack

as Veronica Franco

Rufus Sewell

as Marco Venier

Oliver Platt

as Maffio Venier

Fred Ward

as Domenico Venier

Naomi Watts

as Giulia De Lezze

Jacqueline Bisset

as Paola Franco

Moira Kelly

as Beatrice Venier

Jeroen Krabbé

as Pietro Venier

Joanna Cassidy

as Laura Venier

Daniel Lapaine

as Serafino Franco

Justine Miceli

as Elena Franco

Jake Weber

as King Henry

Simon Dutton

as Minister Ramberti

Grant Russell

as Francesco Martenengo

Peter Eyre

as The Doge

Carla Cassola

as Caterina

Gianni Musy

as Joseph

Michael Culkin

as Bishop De la Torre

Ralph Riach

as Lorenzo Gritti

Charlotte Randle

as Francesca

Alberto Rossatti

as Andrea Tron

Anna Sozzani

as Marina

Luis Molteni

as Giacomo Bahalli

Tim McMullan

as Zealot

Lenore Lohman

as Venetian Wife

Maude Bonanni

as Venetian Wife

Gaia Zoppi

as Venetian Wife

Roberto Corbiletto

as Taylor

David Gant

as Bolognetti

Annelie Harryson

as Fanatic Woman

Daniele Ciampi

as Naked Workman

Elena Mita

as Elena's Child

Federica Mita

as Elena's Child

Patrizia Leonet

as Courtesan

Simona Nobili

as Courtesan

Cristina Rinaldi

as Courtesan

Fulvia Lorenzetti

as Courtesan

Flaminia Fegarotti

as Courtesan

Francesca Lucidi

as Courtesan

Lena Guthorsen

as Courtesan

Valentina Ardeatini

as Courtesan

Tiziana Della Spina

as Courtesan

Anna Maria Minati

as Courtesan

Ilaria De Vincenzis

as Courtesan

Garmy Sall

as Courtesan

Anna Maria Malipiero

as Courtesan

Federica Federici

as Courtesan

Angela Camuso

as Courtesan

Elide Marigliani

as Courtesan

Natascia Pastorello

as Courtesan

Barbara Di Dio

as Courtesan

Olfa Ben Romdane

as Courtesan

Laura Tedesco

as Courtesan

Emy Kay

as Courtesan

Davide Cincis

as Zealot

Ralph Morse

as Poet