Catherine McCormack stars in this lavish biography of 16th-century poet Veronica Franco. Set in Venice, the story follows a crafty young Franco, who seeks to continue her forbidden romance with a nobleman (Rufus Sewell) by becoming a courtesan. She uses her skills of seduction to gain influence over the rich and powerful. Jacqueline Bisset, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly, Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Jeroen Krabbe.