Dangerous Beauty
1998 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 20,135 VOTES · DIR. Marshall Herskovitz
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,075 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:29 "We danced our youth in a dreamed-of city
00:05:54 - He's powerful. - He is.
00:09:24 A good marriage for Veronica could win me a proper commission.
00:13:51 She's a prude.
00:18:13 You were a courtesan?
00:22:59 With her mind.
00:28:24 May I call?
00:31:25 Signor Venier? Don't be absurd.
00:37:15 How could I?
00:41:29 Signor Marco Venier wishes your audience.
00:46:28 The sultan wants the Mediterranean for his bathing pool.
00:51:20 If your prick is as limp as your verse, no price could purchase time enough.
00:59:29 All flesh is grass.
01:02:59 Your wife believes she has bewitched you.
01:08:01 Glorious architecture.
01:15:47 Couldn't you?
01:20:24 Just because you took a vow doesn't mean you know love.
01:23:39 Once blissful Fortune's favorite city
01:31:06 ...on the charge of witchcraft, a mortal sin punishable by death.
01:33:32 You will abide by our rules or be removed.
01:36:29 But you would live.
01:40:06 I confess I hunger still to be filled and inflamed.
01:42:53 I am not alone...
01:47:03 ...which richly deserves her.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,075
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:01:29
Final line01:47:03
Production Record
DirectorMarshall Herskovitz
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$4,553,271
IMDb votes20,135