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Imagine an *intelligent* romantic comedy with a beautiful female lead, set in Venice, with a wafer-crisp and witty script, plus some brilliant doses of worldly wisdom!
Veronica (Catherine McCormack) is the kind of woman every man dreams of: a stunning beauty who’s also literate and has a great sense of humor. But you see, it’s 16th Century Venice, and Veronica has been pressed into service by her mother to work as a courtesan. If you’re out of touch with that era’s terminology, a courtesan was a prostitute with wealthy, upper class clients. So she’s available to some men for some things, for a price. And she’s permitted perks not available to other women, such as access to books.
The love of her life, a man of position and stature, does not quite go in the sweet, sentimental manner she had hoped. After a time, she becomes accustomed to her job and uses it to her advantage and that of Venice, by entertaining the King of France sufficiently to convince him to provide much-needed ships at a time of war.
However, her love for Marco just won’t go away, even after he succumbs to family pressures and marries an appropriately positioned woman. That unhappiness is multiplied many times over when the plague strikes Venice, followed closely by the church’s Inquisition. That’s when we reach the film’s climax.
Yes, we’d like to have a deeper understanding of what makes Veronica tick; how she reconciled herself deep down to her un-chosen life situation. And it’s sentimental, which might turn some off, but really isn’t out of proportion to the story and its other strengths.
The film presents a couple of very beautiful nuggets of wisdom:
(1) There’s a consistent moral thread that runs through every society from age to age and generation to generation, the tenets of which are established within parameters, and therefore subject to change; or more specifically, subject to a change in perspective. And that change can come very quickly — veritably over night in some instances.
(2) That there is also another constant that defines the human condition in any era — that we will do whatever is necessary to survive. It is simply an undeniable, irrefutable basic instinct of the human animal. Moral tenets and survival, however, taken as properties are something akin to oil and water, and will mix accordingly. Being more often than not polar opposites, conflict is inherent and will ultimately surface at some point or other, the outcome of which is determined by the strength of whichever perspective is prevalent at the moment. And it is at such moments that we discover that life, like politics, can be a sordid, unpleasant affair; or at the other end of the spectrum, the greatest gift of all.
This is a rare film, a smart love story that isn’t saddled with an overly-predictable outcome. For that and its other assets such as dialog and captivating visuals of Venice, it comes highly recommended from me.
A sumptuous love story set in Venice, this has remained my favorite film ever. The luxurious costumes, tender music, astonishing true story, and the breathless beauty of Catherine McCormack leave you mesmerized. This film did not do well at the box office, but that’s because movie-goers like the big stars rather than the intellectual Oscar-contender. Based on the true story of Veronica Franco, a poetess and courtesan in Venice 1500s, ‘Dangerous Beauty’ tells of her decision to become a free and educated prostitute over an obediant, repressed wife, and what ensued when she fell in love with a man of title and estates. Marshall Herskowitz (dir.) exhibited his brilliant talent and McCormack artfully, and made it more entertaining than any Merchant-Ivory film. McCormack is definitely one to watch in years to come, and I hope we see her in more costume dramas, because she excells. ‘Dangerous Beauty’ (bad title) is one of the best, and once you see it for the first time, you’ll want to watch it over and over again.
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