Dangerous Beauty (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.
Director:
Marshall Herskovitz
Writer:
Jeannine Dominy
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Catherine McCormack as Veronica Franco |
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Rufus Sewell as Marco Venier |
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Oliver Platt as Maffio Venier |
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Fred Ward as Domenico Venier |
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Naomi Watts as Giulia De Lezze |
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Jacqueline Bisset as Paola Franco |
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Moira Kelly as Beatrice Venier |
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Jeroen Krabbé as Pietro Venier |
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Joanna Cassidy as Laura Venier |
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Melina Kanakaredes as Livia |
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Daniel Lapaine as Serafino Franco |
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Justine Miceli as Elena Franco |
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Jake Weber as King Henry |
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Simon Dutton as Minister Ramberti |
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Grant Russell as Francesco Martenengo |
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Peter Eyre as The Doge |
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Carla Cassola as Caterina |
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Gianni Musy as Joseph |
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Michael Culkin as Bishop De la Torre |
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Ralph Riach as Lorenzo Gritti |
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Charlotte Randle as Francesca |
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Alberto Rossatti as Andrea Tron |
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Anna Sozzani as Marina |
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Luis Molteni as Giacomo Bahalli |
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Tim McMullan as Zealot |
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Richard O'Callaghan as Zealot |
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Lenore Lohman as Venetian Wife |
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Maude Bonanni as Venetian Wife |
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Gaia Zoppi as Venetian Wife |
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Roberto Corbiletto as Taylor |
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David Gant as Bolognetti |
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Annelie Harryson as Fanatic Woman |
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Daniele Ciampi as Naked Workman |
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Elena Mita as Elena's Child |
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Federica Mita as Elena's Child |
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Patrizia Leonet as Courtesan |
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Simona Nobili as Courtesan |
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Cristina Rinaldi as Courtesan |
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Fulvia Lorenzetti as Courtesan |
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Flaminia Fegarotti as Courtesan |
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Francesca Lucidi as Courtesan |
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Lena Guthorsen as Courtesan |
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Valentina Ardeatini as Courtesan |
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Tiziana Della Spina as Courtesan |
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Anna Maria Minati as Courtesan |
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Ilaria De Vincenzis as Courtesan |
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Garmy Sall as Courtesan |
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Anna Maria Malipiero as Courtesan |
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Federica Federici as Courtesan |
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Angela Camuso as Courtesan |
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Elide Marigliani as Courtesan |
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Natascia Pastorello as Courtesan |
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Barbara Di Dio as Courtesan |
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Olfa Ben Romdane as Courtesan |
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Laura Tedesco as Courtesan |
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Emy Kay as Courtesan |
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Davide Cincis as Zealot |
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Ralph G. Morse as Poet |
| Directing | Marshall Herskovitz | Director |
| Writing | Jeannine Dominy | Screenplay |
| Production | Edward Zwick | Producer |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bojan Bazelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Editor |
| Editing | Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Writing | Margaret Rosenthal | Book |
| Production | Inigo Lezzi | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Debra Lovatelli | Associate Producer |
| Production | Paolo Lucidi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michael G. Nathanson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Randall | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Art | Norman Garwood | Production Design |
| Art | Stefania Cella | Art Direction |
| Art | Gianni Giovagnoni | Art Direction |
| Art | Ian Whittaker | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriella Pescucci | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Desiree Corridoni | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Federico Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Giovanni Lovatelli | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Paolo Lucidi | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Vincenzo Testa | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Kuki López Rodero | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alberto Mangiante | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Barbara Pastrovich | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Livia Tovoli | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yozo Tokuda | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | David W. Alstadter | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bryan Bowen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bob Bowman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Philip D. Morrill | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rudy Pi | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | David Stephenson | Sound |
| Sound | Peter Michael Sullivan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Robert Stromberg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mike Wassel | Matte Painter |
| Visual Effects | Kelvin McIlwain | Matte Painter |
| Crew | Giorgio Antonini | Stunts |
| Crew | Katia Crispino | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Alessandro Novelli | Stunts |
| Crew | Sandy Osborne | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Ferdinando Stazzone | Stunts |
| Crew | David Zamperla | Stunts |
| Crew | Mirko Zamperla | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nazzareno Zamperla | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Sylwester Zawadzki | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudette Lilly | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adriana Mattiozzi | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlo Poggioli | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Spiazzi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Russell Eaton | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Scott J. Gill | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Lesley Langs | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Irma Misantoni | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Sarah Caplan | Producer |
| Production | Marshall Herskovitz | Producer |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Camera | Daniele Massaccesi | Camera Operator |