based on a true story of the renaissance
The Honest Courtesan
Veronica
The Honest Courtesan
Elisa Guidelli
Meltea Keller
Ilaria Malvezzi
TV Show
Logline
Her mother is her pimp, but she strives to become a recognized poet. This is the life of Veronica Franco, a prostitute who fights to earn her place in the high society and to conquer the heart of the man she loves in XVI century Venice.
Synopsis
In love with another, but forced to marry a vile elderly man so that she can escape the life of prostitution compelled onto her by her courtesan mother, Veronica Franco, a teen in 1563 Venice must return home after her father's gambling addiction has placed the family into insurmountable debt, all while she studies under a great master of the arts in order to fulfill her goal of becoming a great literary figure.
Concept
Much like other period dramas, the story takes place in a romanticized place and time, but the originality here comes from the choice of protagonist. Typically, these dramas revolved around wealthy and powerful families, but Veronica is a poor, struggling courtesan, as well as an intelligent, headstrong, and independent woman. She is an ultimately powerless young woman who wishes to challenge her role in society.Her unique perspective as a woman of lower class is what sets The Honest Courtesan aside from others within the genre.
“When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours; and although we may be delicate and soft, some men who are delicate are also strong; and others, coarse and harsh, are cowards.”
veronica franco
Meltea Keller
(Martina biscarini)
Graduated in cinema studies and foreign languages
Writer, scriptwriter, blogger, singer.
@meltea_keller
Ilaria Malvezzi
Actress, writer and producer.
Former Contemporary/ Physical Theatre Dancer.