Dangerous Beauty Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Marshall Herskovitz
Production: Warner Home Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
R
Year:
1998
111 min
1,164 Views


TO GIVE PLEASURE.

BEAUTY IS A MANIFESTATION

OF THE DIVINE.

THAT THEORY BUIL THE SISTINE CHAPEL,

AND IT'LL DO

THE SAME FOR YOU.

MMM.

HEIGHT IS AN ADVANTAGE

TO WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN.

CARRIAGE CREATES

THE FIRST IMPRESSION.

AAH!

[SLURPS]

[LOCKS DOOR]

[LOCK TURNS]

COME WITH ME, VERONICA.

MOTHER,

WE CAN'T GO IN THERE.

LADIES CAN' GO IN THERE.

COURTESANS CAN.

THE EMPEROR PERICLES

RELIED MORE FOR POLICY

ON HIS MISTRESS:

THAN HE EVER DID

ON HIS LIEUTENANTS.

COURTESANS, MY DEAR,

ARE THE MOST EDUCATED

WOMEN IN THE WORLD.

THE COURTESAN:

IS A FORCE OF NATURE

IN A CIVILIZED CLOAK.

ANY CHAMBERMAID CAN FLOP DOWN,

TAKE OFF HER SHIRT,

AND MEN WILL COME.

YOUR TRUE POWER:

COMES FROM SOMETHING

MUCH DEEPER THAN BEAUTY.

CLEOPATRA KNEW THAT.

THEODOSIA.

ASPASIA.

SHE COULD SEDUCE A MAN

AT 20 PACES

WITHOUT REVEALING

AN INCH OF FLESH.

HOW?

WITH HER MIND.

DESIRE BEGINS IN THE MIND.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NO, YOU DON'T.

THINK OF MARCO.

I KNOW YOU KNOW ANGER.

TRY DISDAIN.

AMUSEMENT.

SUBMISSION.

RAPTURE.

NOW...

MAKE HIM BELIEVE

THAT HE IS THE ONLY MAN

IN THE UNIVERSE.

WHO TAUGHT YOU?

YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

IN ORDER TO CHOOSE

YOUR LOVERS WISELY,

YOU NEED:

TO UNDERSTAND MEN.

NO MATTER THEIR:

SHAPE OR SIZE,

POSITION OR WEALTH,

THEY ALL DREAM:

OF THE TEMPTRESS.

THE IRRESISTIBLE,

UNAPPROACHABLE VENUS

QUICKLY TURNS:

PLIABLE MAIDEN:

WHEN THEY'VE HAD

A HARD DAY.

COME.

YOU CAN' BE SQUEAMISH.

IF YOU DON'T ENJOY IT,

THEY'LL SMELL I LIKE A DOG SMELLS FEAR,

AND THEY'LL

HATE YOU FOR IT.

WHAT'S THERE

TO BE SQUEAMISH ABOUT?

IF YOU TOUCH HERE...

[GASPS]

AMAZING.

USE YOUR FINGERS LIGHTLY

LIKE FEATHERS.

THEN HARDER.

YOUR TONGUE:

LIKE LICKING SWEETS.

YOUR TEETH WITH RESTRAINT.

JUST ENOUGH:

TO KEEP HIM WANTING MORE.

IT'S WANTING

THAT KEEPS US ALIVE.

PAOLA.

MINISTER RAMBERTI.

I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU

TO MY DAUGHTER VERONICA.

IT WOULD BRING ME

LUCK, LADY,

IF YOU WOULD PLAY

A HAND FOR ME.

REMEMBER, VERONICA,

LOVE LOVE, BUT DO NO LOVE THE MAN,

OR YOU'LL BE

IN HIS POWER.

GOOD LUCK.

MAY I CALL?

HMM?

MAY I CALL?

OH.

HMM.

HMM.

LOVELY.

THIS IS MY FIRST BET.

YOUR FIRST?

UNMISTAKABLY.

I'M HONORED.

REPENT YOUR EMPTY EXCESSES!

THERE IS NO COMFORT HERE!

??AVE MARIA??

REPENT!

YOU, SIR!

??AVE MARIA...??

FRIENDS, MAY I ASK YOU,

IS THIS GOD'S GAME?

WHY DO YOU GAMBLE

WITH YOUR SOULS?

WHAT IS I YOU WANT, SIR?

YOUR SALVATION.

HMM.

THIS IS NO COMPANY

FOR ONE SO FAIR.

[WOMAN SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[APPLAUSE]

VENICE MAY AS WELL BE DEEMED

ONE LARGE FLOATING BROTHEL.

WHAT'S BITING

YOUR ASS:

THIS FAIR EVENING,

COUSIN?

UM, POVERTY.

ALWAYS PUTS ME:

IN A BAD MOOD.

AND YOU'D BEGRUDGE

THE FAIRER SEX:

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