Dangerous Beauty 1998

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Running time 112 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $8 million (estimated) Box office $4 million Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American directed by and starring,, and. Based on the non-fiction book by, the film is about, 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,, and. The film was released as A Destiny of Her Own in some regions, and was retitled The Honest Courtesan for its UK video release. Contents • • • • • • Plot [ ] () is an adventurous, curious, slightly tomboyish young woman in Venice. Her lover Marco () cannot marry her because her family is of too low standing to be considered an appropriate match for a senator's son, and not wealthy enough to provide a good dowry.

Marco, a future Senator, marries a foreign noblewoman instead. Veronica's mother () must think of the future and her family's financial security, as she still requires dowries for her younger daughters and money for her son's commission. Rather than go to a convent, Veronica's mother suggests she become a, a highly paid, cultured prostitute like her mother and grandmother before her.

At first Veronica is repelled by the idea, but once she discovers that courtesans are allowed access to libraries and education, she tentatively embraces the idea. Veronica quickly gains a reputation as a top courtesan, impressing the powerful men of Venice with her beauty, wit, and compassion.

Marco finds it difficult to adjust to his new wife, who is nothing like Veronica, and becomes jealous as she takes his friends and relatives as lovers. Rct3 Platinum Dual Core Patch on this page. After Marco's cousin Maffio, a poor bard who was once publicly upstaged by Veronica, attacks her, Marco rushes to her aid. They rekindle their romance. Marco wishes her to stop seeing clients and accept his support instead; she rejects the idea, unwilling to sacrifice her financial independence or accept a faux-wife status.