Costume drama inspired by true events, adapted from Arthur Japin’s eponymous novel, about the (love) life of Lucia, the famous veiled courtesan who was the only woman who broke Casanova’s heart.
Een schitterend gebrek, adapted from Arthur Japin’s eponymous novel, tells the story of Lucia, Giacomo Casanova’s only true love. In this costume drama inspired by true events, we follow her from Italy to Amsterdam, after her face has been disfigured by smallpox. Sixteen years later, when she has reinvented herself as the veiled courtesan Galathée, they meet again. Without revealing her true identity, their love is rekindled. Does Lucia dare to drop her mask to be really free in the eyes of the love of her life?
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