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Actors: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dangerous Beauty |
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Historical story about the life of women in Venice in the 17th century.
--Pawel Nikt, Resident Scholar
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The story of 17th century Venetian courtesan Veronica Franco, and the love of her life, Marco Venier. Veronica was a famous poetess, and jailed and tried as a witch during the Inquisition, because the courtesans were thought to have caused the plague that befell Venice.
--Amanda Goodwin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dangerous Beauty |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 17th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- girls fighting for rights
- fighting discrim. (other than racial/gender)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prostitute
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Italian
Woman/class/friends story?
- woman's story
Culture of surrounding area:
- Italian
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Island?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- in awe
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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