a fancy bodice-ripper with a political message
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:17
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A period drama, set in 16th century Venice, about a beautiful young woman who falls in love with a gentleman. Unable to marry above her station, she becomes a courtesan, using her powers over... A period drama, set in 16th century Venice, about a beautiful young woman who falls in love with a gentleman. Unable to marry above her station, she becomes a courtesan, using her powers over wealthy men to live a luxurious life. [More]
Starring: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Jacqueline Bisset, Oliver Platt
Starring: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Jacqueline Bisset, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly, Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Jeroen Krabbe, Joanna Cassidy
Director: Marshall Herskovitz
Director: Marshall Herskovitz
Screenwriter: Jeannine Dominy
Producer: Sarah Caplan, Marshall Herskovitz
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Reviews for Dangerous Beauty
There's an essential insipidity here, matched by its predictable music score.
Like some ribald tale from the Playboy Channel but with most of the sex scenes edited out.
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