宠妓,16世纪水城威尼斯最美丽的风景。她们风流典雅,吟诗作赋,尽情地绽放女人最美丽的一面,而维诺妮卡(Catherine McCormack)是其中最美丽的威尼斯之花。 出生普通家庭的她与青年贵族马可(Rufus Sewell )相恋,然而家庭地位的悬殊使这段恋情无果而终。失意的维诺妮卡为了得到心爱的男人,选择了宠妓之路。优雅动人的她让得不到的男人又恨又爱,让贵族的妻子们妒火中烧。不久战争爆发了,国家陷入危机和惶恐之中,维诺妮卡为国家利益挺身而出。然而战后她却被视为红颜祸水,成为众矢之的。 美丽如她,能得到旁人真正的爱恋和理解么?In 16th century Venice, courtesans enjoy unique privileges: dressed richly in red, they read, compose poetry and music, and discuss affairs of state with the men who govern the Republic. When Veronica Franco comes of age, she cannot marry Marco Venier, whom she loves, because she is well born but penniless. Her choice: cloister or courtesan. She steels her heart, and with beauty and intelligence becomes the best. She's a heroine when she helps convince France to aid Venice in war with Turks, but when plague descends, the Church charges her with witchcraft. At her inquisition, she must match wits with an old rival, speak for all women, and call courage from Venier.