Dangerous Beauty

Biography, Drama, Romance

Catherine McCormack	Veronica Franco
Rufus Sewell	Marco Venier
Oliver Platt	Maffio Venier
Fred Ward	Domenico Venier
Naomi Watts	Giulia De Lezze
Moira Kelly	Beatrice Venier
Jacqueline Bisset	Paola Franco
Jeroen Krabbé	Pietro Venier
Joanna Cassidy	Laura Venier
Melina Kanakaredes	Livia

Director	Marshall Herskovitz
Producer	Sarah Caplan; Marshall Herskovitz
Writer	Margaret Rosenthal; Jeannine Dominy

A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.

When Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) comes of age in 16th century Venice, the parents of the man she loves refuse to allow a marriage because she's penniless. After her mother (Jacqueline Bisset) advises her to become a skilled courtesan, Veronica pursues a dashing Venetian senator (Rufus Sewell) and convinces France to join forces with Venice in a war against Turkey. When a plague overtakes the land, the church charges her with witchcraft.