Dangerous Beauty

1998 · 111 min · ★ 7.0 / 10 · 300 votes

Drama · Romance

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.

Cast

Catherine McCormack · Rufus Sewell · Oliver Platt · Fred Ward · Naomi Watts · Jacqueline Bisset · Moira Kelly · Jeroen Krabbé · Joanna Cassidy · Melina Kanakaredes

Director

Marshall Herskovitz