Dangerous Beauty (1998)

In 16th century Venice, courtesans enjoy unique privileges: dressed richly in red, they read, compose poetry and music, and discuss affairs of state with the men who govern the Republic. When Veronica Franco comes of age, she cannot marry Marco Venier, whom she loves, because she is well born but penniless. Her choice: cloister or courtesan. She steels her heart, and with beauty and intelligence becomes the best. She's a heroine when she helps convince France to aid Venice in war with Turks, but when plague descends, the Church charges her with witchcraft. At her inquisition, she must match wits with an old rival, speak for all women, and call courage from Venier.

No século 16 em Veneza, as cortesãs desfrutam de privilégios únicos: com roupas caras em vermelho, elas leem, fazem poesias e canções. E discutem assuntos de Estado com os homens que governam a República. Quando Veronica Franco vira adulta, ela não pode se casar com Marco Venier, a quem ela ama, porque ela é bem nascida, mas não tem dinheiro. Sua escolha: ou ir para o convento ou virar uma cortesã. Com sua beleza e inteligência, ela se torna a melhor. Ela se torna uma heroína, quando ajuda a convencer a França para ajudar Veneza na guerra contra os turcos, mas quando vem a praga, a Igreja a imputa com feitiçaria. Na sua inquisição, ela precisa usar sua inteligência, falar por todas as mulheres e exigir coragem de Venier.

A Veronica Franco, mostrada no filme, foi uma personalidade real. Ela nasceu em 1546 e morrei em 1591, na idade de 45 anos. Ela foi a cortesã mais famosa da Itália, mas também famosa pelos seus escritos de sátira e poesia.

Director

Marshall Herskovitz

Writers

Margaret Rosenthal (book "The Honest Courtesan"), Jeannine Dominy

Stars

Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Jacqueline Bisset, Jeroen Krabbé, Joana Cassidy.

1 hour and 51 minutes

Subtitles: English and Portuguese (Portugal). Essa última pode não estar completamente sincronizada.

YOUTUBE LINK FOR THE MOVIE: https://youtu.be/EazvszT-ur8

The Veronica Franco depicted in the film was a real person. She was born in 1546 and died in 1591, at the age of forty-five. She was the most famous courtesan in Italy, but she was also famous for her satire and for her poetry.

The alternate title for this movie, "The Honest Courtesan," comes from the term 'cortigiana onesta' which denoted a courtesan who, while sex may or may not have been part of her obligations, was paid mainly to be a companion for intellectual stimulation and/or her poetic or musical talent.

During King Henry's visit, a monk is forcibly detained in an attempt to give Henry a paper. In reality, King Henry III was killed exactly so: a monk, under the subterfuge of giving Henry a private message, fatally stabbed him while whispering in his ear.

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