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Based on the 2010 biography House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival by Deborah Ball, it depicts real-life events of the Versace family, and particularly designer Donatella Versace inheriting the Versace fashion house following the murder of her brother Gianni.
- Drama Biographical
- What to Know About The Gucci Family
- What to Know About Patrizia Reggiani
- What to Know About Patrizia and Maurizio’s Marriage and Divorce
- What Actually Happened to Maurizio Gucci?
- What Happened at Patrizia’s Trial and Sentencing?
- What The Gucci Family Has to Say About House of Gucci Film Adaptation
The Gucci fashion house began as a luxury luggage brand founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci. Guccio was inspired to create his business after a stint working as a bellhop at The Savoy Hotel in London and a gig working for an upscale train travel company. Guccio opened his first shop in Florence in 1921, offering fine leather luggage and accessories, as...
While Patrizia Reggiani was not born a Gucci, her name looms large in the history of the family. Born Patrizia Martinelli, the future “Lady Gucci” as she would be dubbed during her heyday, grew up poor and not knowing her biological father. When she was 12, her mother married Ferdinando Reggiani, a wealthy entrepreneur, who adopted Patrizia as his ...
Maurizio and Patrizia got married in 1972, after two years of courtship, but the union caused a rift in the family. Maurizio’s father, Rodolfo, did not approve of Reggiani’s social background and believed she was a social climber and opted not to attend the couple’s wedding. Rodolfo later reconciled with both his son and daughter-in-law after the b...
On the morning of March 27, 1995, Maurizio was shot multiple times outside of his office in Milan. He died on the steps of the building in the arms of Giuseppe Onorato, the doorman and only witness to the shooting, who himself was shot. Patrizia was not arrested until 1997, two years after his murder, after police detectives received an anonymous t...
Patrizia’s trial was a flashy and highly publicized affair, thanks to the Gucci family’s high profile in Italy. She was dubbed the “Black Widow,” a moniker that held more weight once her trial was underway. During the trial, where Patrizia vehemently claimed that she was innocent, the prosecution played tapes of menacing and threatening voicemails ...
Following the release of the film, the family of Aldo Gucci released a statement in ANSA, slamming the movie for showing “one narrative that is far from accurate.” In the statement, the Gucci family called out the film’s production for not consulting them before portraying Aldo and the rest of the family on-screen; they also took issue with the fil...
- Cady Lang
Oct 4, 2013 · But the Saturday Lifetime telefilm “ House of Versace,” based on Deborah Ball’s book of the same name about the empire built by Gianni Versace and continued after his death by his sister,...
Nov 26, 2021 · Nov. 26, 2021 2:35 PM PT. It’s fitting that Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” has a title card that reads “inspired by the true story.” The Gucci family themselves had long been careful...
- mark.olsen@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Sep 23, 2021 · In the 1990s, the infamous socialite was convicted of arranging the assassination of her ex-husband and Gucci fashion house heir, Maurizio Gucci. The scandalous case created the trial of the century in Italy. Before The House of Gucci hits theaters on November 24, we're delving into the true story behind these events.
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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.
Nov 21, 2021 · The film stars Adam Driver and Lady Gaga, (as they play Mauricio and Patrizia Gucci) and details the rise of Gucci and the real-life murder of Maurizio Gucci at the hand of a hitman – hired by the fashion heir’s ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani.
