Undisclosed chapter in the career of the 18th-century rake: his courtship of a protofeminist ghostwriter and swordswoman, the Ms. Right who can tie him down for keeps. The sort of romantic fantasy, in other words, that ruins real lives. A tiresome rompish costume party in antiquing golden light, under a shower of Baroque standards (Vivaldi, Corelli, Albinoni, et al. ). Venice looks magical, but sounds predominantly British. With Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin; directed by Lasse Hallstrom. (2005) — Duncan Shepherd
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