Gefährliche Schönheit - Die Kurtisane von Venedig
(1998)
Regisseur:
Marshall HerskovitzSchauspieler:
Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly, Naomi Watts, Fred Ward, Jacqueline Bisset, Jeroen Krabbé, Joanna Cassidy, Melina Kanakaredes, Daniel Lapaine, Justine Miceli, Jake Weber, Simon Dutton, Grant RussellVenedig im 16. Jahrhundert: Die attraktive Veronica Franco hofft, über die Liebe zu dem jungen Adeligen Marco Venier endlich Zutritt zur königlichen Hofgesellschaft zu finden. Doch dessen Eltern verhindern die unstandesgemäße Mesalliance. Wie schon ihre Mutter Paola wählt nun Veronica das Leben einer Kurtisane. Als sie Geheimagenten des Vatikans der Hexerei anklagen, nutzt Veronica den Prozess, um die Heuchelei der männerdominierten Gesellschaft zu entlarven.
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.
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.
