House of Gucci (2021)

House of Gucci

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Bron Creative/Scott Free Productions
United Artists Releasing


Release date: 11/24/2021

On Digital 02/01/2022

Blu Ray and DVD 02/22/2022

MGM and Univeral Pictures Home Entertainment

My Rating: 7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 70%

Genre 

Drama

Directed by

Ridley Scott (The Martian, The Gladiator)

Screenplay by 

Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna

Story by

Becky Johnston

Based on

The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden

Producers 

Ridley Scott, p.g.a., Giannina Scott, p.g.a., Kevin J. Walsh, p.g.a.,Mark Huffam, p.g.a.

Executive Producers 

Kevin Ulrich, Megan Ellison, Aidan Elliott, Marco Valerio Pugini, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth

Produced By: Ridley Scott, p.g.a. Giannina Scott, p.g.a. Kevin J. Walsh, p.g.a. Mark Huffam, p.g.a.

Edited By

Claire Simpson

Costume Designer 

Janty Yates

Music By

Harry Gregson-Williams

Starring 

Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) as Patricia Reggiani

Adam Driver (The Last Duel, Star Wars franchise) as Maurizio Gucci

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad) as Paolo Gucci

Jeremy Irons (“The Borgias,” Justice League) as Rodolfo Gucci

Salma Hayek (Eternals, Hitman’s Wife Bodyguard) as Giuseppina "Pina" Auriemma

Al Pacino (The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as Aldo Gucci

Jack Huston (American Hustle) as Domenico De Sole

Reeve Carney as Tom Ford

Camille Cottin as Paola Franchi

Vincent Riotta as Fernando Reggiani

Alexia Muray as Silvana Reggiani

Mia McGovern Zaini as Alessandra Gucci

Florence Andrews as Jenny Gucci

Mădălina Diana Ghenea as Sophia Loren

Youssef Kerkour as Nemir Kirdar

Mehdi Nebbou as Said

Miloud Mourad Benamara as Omar

Antonello Annunziata as Karl Lagerfeld

Catherine Walker as Anna Wintour

Martino Palmisano as Richard Avedon


Director/producer Ridley Scott discusses the Gucci family

"It was a fascinating family history. The Gucci dynasty was almost Italian royalty within the fashion industry and its destruction came from inside the family and spread. How could that not be interesting?"

Oscar® winner Al Pacino discusses his character Aldo

"Aldo knows the business inside out and is struggling to keep the prestige company afloat during a period of great change and competition in fashion. He’s always looking for a new angle. He is a
supreme manipulator. He gets away with it because he has a great deal of charm and eccentricity.
He’s very three-dimensional.” 

"Aldo really loves his son. But at the same time, he recognizes his inadequacies." 

Oscar®- winner Jeremy Irons discusses his character Rodolfo Gucci

“Rodolfo co-owns the family business with his brother, Aldo, but doesn’t have much interest in it.  He was an actor at one time and married a German actress who was better than he was, so he quit. Then she died, and he became obsessed with her and the past. He spends all his time cutting up bits of her movies.”

“I think they were all suspicious of one another. There was, as with any Italian family, a basic love. But within that, there was a lot of muscle-flexing. I would not describe them as a happy family.”

Jared Leto discusses House of Gucci

"This is a film about power and a film about family. It’s also a film about passion, art, creativity, of course, fashion. It’s about loyalty and, certainly, betrayal. I was really surprised and shocked, by the story and I think audiences will be surprised too. Those famous Gucci loafers are going to take on a whole new meaning, that’s for sure."

Lady Gaga discusses House of Gucci and her character Patrizia

"This movie is a genuinely good time. A wild ride and every second is entertaining. Part of Ridley’s magic is that, with all his artistic ways, ultimately, he wants the audience to enjoy themselves."

“Before they see the film, some people might think Patrizia is a gold digger.  But when they got married, his family had turned their back on him. So, she didn’t marry for money, she married for love.”

“She wanted so much to be taken seriously by the family. She was smart and felt that she knew what to do in order to move the company forward. But their acceptance was only an illusion. They were all just using her to get to Maurizio and firm up their control. She was always an outsider, a was a woman in a man’s world and there’s only so much she could do, as many women know. Their power can often go unnoticed.”

Oscar® nominated actress Salma Hayek discusses her character, Pina Auriemma 

“Pina was a very interesting woman.  She’s clairvoyant. A psychic. She can tell the future. When she and Patrizia meet, they immediately connect, and something that starts as a professional relationship becomes a very strong, important friendship for both of them.”

Adam Driver discusses his character, Maurizio

“Seduction is a big part of the movie.  Maurizio is seduced by Patrizia, then seduced by power and then by pride. He starts off as kind of goofy and not very elegant. Then he becomes more elegant and, soon, he starts to feel more grounded, that he actually fits into the expensive suits he wears. But in fact, he is being seduced by the very thing he knows is bad for him.” 

“He disavows everything that would make his life comfortable but, eventually, he and Patrizia are both seduced by the unattainable. It’s not by design. He inherits it. He doesn’t have the faculty to claim the throne. But Patrizia does because she’s ambitious beyond her station.”

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