She clashes with Aldo over the firm's clandestine sale of cheap "fake" Gucci products on the black market, and begins to consult Giuseppina "Pina", a psychic, for guidance. Patrizia devises a plot to obtain controlling interest in Gucci by acquiring some of Aldo and Paolo's shares (they hold the other 50% interest). Patrizia forges Rodolfo's signature, giving Maurizio a 50% interest in Gucci. Rodolfo writes Maurizio back into his will, but fails to sign a document transferring the Gucci shares to him before he dies. Aldo helps Maurizio and a terminally ill Rodolfo reconcile shortly before the latter's death. She lets it slip to Maurizio's uncle Aldo that she is pregnant he is delighted by the news and takes the couple under his wing.Īldo introduces Patrizia to his eccentric son Paolo, who aspires to be a designer within Gucci despite his lack of talent. When Patrizia becomes pregnant, she sees her child as an avenue for familial reconciliation. Patrizia and Maurizio marry, and he gets a job at the trucking company. Rodolfo warns Maurizio that Patrizia is only after his wealth and tells him he will disinherit him if he marries Patrizia Maurizio chooses her over his connection to Gucci, leaving the family. Patrizia aggressively pursues the awkward Maurizio, charming him into love. At a party in the early 80s, she meets Maurizio Gucci, a law student and heir to a 50% interest in the Gucci fashion house through his father Rodolfo. In 1978, Patrizia Reggiani is the office manager of her father's small trucking firm. It has grossed over $153 million against a $75 million budget. The film earned a nomination at the 94th Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Gaga and Leto were nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Award, and Satellite Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, while the former also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award. The film received mixed reviews from critics who praised the cast's performances, but criticized the inconsistent tone and editing. It was theatrically released by United Artists Releasing in the United States on November 24, 2021. The world premiere of House of Gucci was held at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on November 9, 2021. Much of the remaining cast joined the following summer, and filming began in Italy, lasting from February through May 2021. The project languished for several years, with a number of directors and rumored actors being considered before Scott and Gaga became officially attached in November 2019. Scott wanted to make a film about the Gucci dynasty after acquiring rights to Forden's book in the early 2000s. Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino also star. The film follows Patrizia Reggiani ( Lady Gaga) and Maurizio Gucci ( Adam Driver), as their romance transforms into a fight for control of the Italian fashion brand Gucci. House of Gucci is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |