‘House of Gucci’ Brings High Society’s Dark Side to Big Screen


The story of how Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, plotted to kill her husband, the grandson of renowned fashion designer Guccio Gucci.

Ridley Scott’s new film, “House of Gucci,” is packed with stars and building more buzz by the day as shooting on the film continues in Milan, Italy.

Just take a look at the cast:

Jared Leto Jared Leto Paolo Gucci
Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons Rodolfo Gucci
Al Pacino Al Pacino Aldo Gucci
Adam Driver Adam Driver Maurizio Gucci
Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Patrizia Reggiani

The film is based on Patrizia Reggiani, the high-profile socialite who was convicted of arranging the killing of her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci — the son of Rodolfo Gucci and grandson of the renowned fashion designer Guccio Gucci.

In 1973 she married Maurizio, and the couple had two daughters, Allegra and Alessandra.

In 1985, after 12 years of marriage, Maurizio left Patrizia for a younger woman, telling her he was going on a short business trip. He never returned home.

Maurizio was gunned down by a hired hitman a decade later in 1995.

Patrizia was convicted of arranging the killing in 1998, and was sentenced to 29 years behind bars. She was released in 2016 on good behavior, and was awarded millions of dollars by the Gucci estate after a contentious court battle.

The script was adapted from the best-selling non-fiction book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, published in 2001 by Sara Gay Forden.

The movie will be released on Nov. 24.

 

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