Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell and Oliver Platt. Based on the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal, the film is about Veronica Franco, a courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice who becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft. The film features a supporting cast that includes Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Moira Kelly and Jacqueline Bisset. The film was released as A Destiny of Her Own in some regions, and was retitled The Honest Courtesan for its UK video release.
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Directed by Marshall Herskovitz
Genres - Biography, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Feb 20, 1998 |
Run Time - 111 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$8,000,000
Box Office
$4,553,271
Themes
Tags
16th Century, Art/Music, Honest Courtesan, Inquisition, True Stories, Veronica Franco
Attributes
Based On: The Honest Courtesan
Filming Location: Venice
Narrative Location: Venice
Subject: Biographical about poets, prostitution
Filming Location: Venice
Narrative Location: Venice
Subject: Biographical about poets, prostitution
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Alternate Titles
A Destiny of Her Own
AU, PH, GB
A velencei kurtizán
HU
Amor prohibido
AR, MX
Beauté dangereuse
CA
Beneska kurtizana
SI
Courtesan
, US
Dangerous Beauty
CA, IN, ID, AE, GB, US
Dangerous Beauty - Die Kurtisane von Venedig
DE
Dangerous Beauty - Gefährliche Schönheit
DE
Em Luta Pelo Amor
BR
En kvinnas öde
SE
Epikindyni omorfia
GR
Frumoasa venetiana
RO
Gefährliche Schönheit - Die Kurtisane von Venedig
DE
La courtisane
FR
Ljubavnica Venecije
HR
Mais Forte Que o Destino
PT
Más fuerte que su destino
ES
Nebezpečná krása
Niebezpieczna piękność
PL
Padrona del suo destino
IT
Piekna kurtyzana
PL
Skønhedens skæbne
DK
Tehlikeli güzellik
TR
The Honest Courtesan
GB, US
Uczciwa kurtyzana
PL
Venetsian kurtisaani
FI
Venice
, US
Yofee Mesukun
IL
Съдба на куртизанка
BG
Чесна куртизанка
UA
Честная куртизанка
RU
डेंजरस ब्यूटी
IN
娼婦ベロニカ
JP
絕代寵妓
TW