Gucci house tells the sensational story of Maurizio – grandson of Gucci founder, Guccio Gucci – and Patrizia’s wedding.
The couple tied the knot in 1972 and were married for 18 years, during which time they had two daughters and won a fierce battle for control of the Gucci brand. But things turned sour in the mid-1980s when Maurizio left Patrizia and their family to live with a younger woman permanently. Then, in 1993, he sold the Gucci brand for $ 170 million – and Patrizia wasn’t satisfied.
Maurizio was fatally shot by an assassin two years later, when he was only 46 years old, and Patrizia – who was dubbed the “Black Widow” by the Italian press – was eventually sentenced to 26 years in prison for her role in his death. . She was released in 2016.
But despite the general excitement around the film, one group of people is not the most satisfied: the Gucci family themselves.
She went on to say that paparazzi photos of the set – including those of Jared Leto as her father, Paolo Gucci, and Al Pacino as her grandfather, Aldo Gucci – have not assured the family of the film’s commitment to accuracy.
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“My grandfather was a very handsome man, like all Guccis, and very tall, blue eyes and very elegant,” Patrizia told AP. “He is played by Al Pacino, who is not very tall, and this picture shows him as fat, small, with sideburns, really ugly.”
“Shameful because he doesn’t look like him at all,” she added.
She called Jared Leto’s appearance as her dad ‘awful’ and said, ‘I still feel insulted’.