November 2021 – House of Gucci is an American crime drama based on the book ‘The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed’ by Sara Gay Forden. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film was first premiered at the Odeon n Luxe Leicester Square in London on November 9 and followed by the release in United States in November 24 and opened nationwide across United States and Canada.

The biographical film was starred by Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggianin and Adam River as Maurizio Gucci and several other names like Camille Cottin, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, and Salma Hayek. House of Gucci follows the romantic story of Patrizia and Maurizio as it transformed into a fight fighting for the control of the Italian fashion brand Gucci. The all humble beginnings as she joined the family turned into an unrestrained ambition that led to betrayal, revenge, and ultimately murder. On final days, Gucci successfully managed into the present days with fully acquired by Investcorp and no Gucci family members remain at the company.

Aiming to make a film about the Gucci dynasty, Scott acquired rights to Forden’s book back in the early 2000s.  House of Gucci was filmed in Italy in February till May of 2021 after the project languished for several years with numbers of actors being considered. Per December 5, the film has grossed over a total of $67.2 million worldwide with 45% of the audiences are aged 18 to 34. A survey was done and 40% of the main reasons of watching the film were Lady Gaga herself taking more of the stage as compared to the film plot.

An online information news website Screen Rant commented that amidst critics to the film, the performance of the cast is highly praised, especially Lady Gaga and Jared Leto. On the other hand, from the real Gucci family, Patrizia Gucci once mentioned in an interview that they were truly disappointed by the film, saying “They are stealing the identity of a family to make a profit, to increase the income of the Hollywood system”. She added that the central family issues raised in the film are lack of contact due to the inaccuracies in the book in which the movie is based. Fashion Designer and Film Director who is also an ex- Creative Director of the brand Gucci, Tom Ford, also agreed on the inaccuracies of the film.  He noted that the personality of Paolo Gucci was inaccurate and certainly not like that crazy of character as portrayed by Jared Leto in the film.

Watch the trailer here:
https://www.mgm.com/movies/gucci