Pause the debate over Woman Gaga’s Home of Gucci accent for a second. Whereas Patrizia Reggiani has already expressed her discontent about the singer not contacting her, the Gucci household is now talking out the film. The posh model’s heirs made it clear about their place on the Ridley Scott movie, and it’s not flattering.
Gucci heirs disagree with ‘House of Gucci’ depiction
Home of Gucci landed in theaters on Nov. 24 to a lot fanfare and promotion in the weeks main up to its launch. Adam Driver performs Maurizio Gucci, son of Rodolfo Gucci (performed by Jeremy Irons) and Patrizia Reggiani’s husband. The actual story ends with Maurizio’s unhappy and tragic homicide orchestrated by Reggiani.
Father and son Paolo (Jared Leto) and Aldo Gucci (Al Pacino) — skilled their very own points with one another and the household enterprise, however in the end, the real-life Gucci household desires no elements of the cleaning soap opera-like movie.
Variety obtained the household’s assertion by way of Italian information company ANSA, and they don’t seem to be glad.
“The production of the film did not bother to consult the heirs before describing Aldo Gucci – president of the company for 30 years – and the members of the Gucci family as thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them, attributing to the protagonists, events, a tone and an attitude that never belonged to them. This is extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today,” it learn.
They additional described Reggiani’s portrayal in the film as inaccurate “as a victim who was trying to survive in a masculine and macho corporate culture. This couldn’t be further from the truth.”
The Gucci household additionally famous that trailers and interviews confirmed their fears. They vehemently known as it a “film that is not true and that does not do justice to its protagonists.”
Former Gucci vogue maven Tom Ford shared his opinion too
Worldwide vogue mogul Tom Ford used be to the artistic director for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. He labored for Gucci for almost 15 years, and knew some of the members of the family nicely, together with Maurizio.
Ford lately printed an essay for Air Mail and mentioned his ideas and criticisms on Scott’s movie. Whereas he loved Irons’ and Salma Hayek’s performances, he disputed some details and in contrast the film to Dynasty.
Additional, Ford noticed the film as campy. “I’m still not quite sure what it is exactly, but somehow I felt as though I had lived through a hurricane when I left the theater. Was it a farce or a gripping tale of greed? I often laughed out loud, but was I supposed to?” Ford wrote.
“At times when Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci and Jared Leto as his son Paolo Gucci were on screen, I was not completely sure that I wasn’t watching a Saturday Night Live version of the tale,” he added.
After watching the movie, Ford stated he felt unhappiness for days. It precipitated him to replicate on the precise state of affairs. “It was hard for me to see the humor and camp in something that was so bloody. In real life, none of it was camp. It was at times absurd, but ultimately it was tragic.”
‘House of Gucci’ star Woman Gaga felt Reggiani was ‘pushed’
Throughout an interview with BBC News, Woman Gaga stated she channeled her personal ache into her Home of Gucci character. Although she by no means spoke with Reggiani personally, she described her as a lady “pushed over the edge.” She additionally seen the convicted assassin as “hurt.”
“What I felt about her was that she was trying to get ahead in life, she was trying to matter, she was trying to make something of herself,” she stated.
The Gucci household refutes any claims that their firm engaged in any exclusionary or discriminatory practices that sidelined girls, together with Reggiani.