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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
300 audience votes
Key crew
- Marshall HerskovitzDirector
- Jeannine DominyScreenplay
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Catherine McCormackVeronica Franco
- Rufus SewellMarco Venier
- Oliver PlattMaffio Venier
- Fred WardDomenico Venier
- Naomi WattsGiulia De Lezze
- Jacqueline BissetPaola Franco
- Moira KellyBeatrice Venier
- Jeroen KrabbéPietro Venier
- Joanna CassidyLaura Venier
- Melina KanakaredesLivia
- Daniel LapaineSerafino Franco
- Justine MiceliElena Franco
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Themes
venice, italyinquisitionbeautycourtesan16th century