The film’s cinematographer, Dariusz Wolski, has described ‘The House of Gucci” film as a “soap opera.” PLAYING GREED CORP IN WINDOWED MODE ARCHIVEThe murder, according to The Guardian, “coincided with a thrilling revival of the brand’s image in the mid 90s” that has continued since, eclipsing memories of the murder - until now.Īlthough AP has reported that the fashion house is cooperating with the movie’s production companies, MGM and Scott Free Productions, providing access to its historical archive for wardrobe and props, it also explains that “the great grand-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their family’s legacy.” A soap opera or a mockumentary? The widely accepted conclusion was that she was furious with Maurizio for selling out the family business. Maurizio Gucci (AP Photo) ASSOCIATED PRESS Jealousy, greed, madnessĪll kinds of theories surrounded Patrizia Reggiani’s likely motives for the murder: jealousy, greed, envy and madness. At some point his shares were frozen and the firm was put under the control of state-appointed custodians. Maurizio who held 50 percent of Gucci’s shares had been accused by relatives of forging signatures on papers giving him half the company on his father's death. Maurizio who had taken over and became the CEO in 1992 had been forced to sell to the Bahrain based investment bank Investcorp (later bought by the French group PPR which is now Kering), a year before his death. A tip-off led to her arrest in 1997, along with four others, including the hitman.”īy then the company wasn’t any longer under the Gucci family control after decades of fighting among the heirs. Without evidence, the crime went unsolved for nearly two years. She had openly threatened to kill Gucci after their split. “Reggiani, dubbed the ‘Liz Taylor of luxury labels’ in the 1970s and 80s, was an immediate suspect. “This was elegant Milan, not mob-riddled Naples, and execution-style killings of the city’s glamorous elite were unknown.” “It was sensational fin de siècle stuff,” The Guardian reported in an interview with Reggiani when she was freed. Reggiani, called the “Black Widow” by the Italian media, was released from prison after 17 years in 2016. Lady Gaga during the filming of "House of Gucci" on Apin Rome, Italy.
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