House of Gucci

In February 2022, I watched House of Gucci for the first time at Movix Kameari. The drama film is based on a true story and was released in 2020. The director is Ridley Scott. The cast are gorgeous.

It depicts the human drama of the family of Gucci known as the luxury brand name from the late 1970's

It is also the love and hate drama of Maurizio Gucci, one of the successors to Gucci, and young Italian woman named Patrizia. Maurizio is naïve and has no interest in his family business when he is a student. The young man accepts Patrizia's aggressive approach and even marries her. After that, he continues to be obedient with her but gradually becomes offensive to her, then he stops to be manipulated by her with the help of his pride as a man. Adam Driver gave a delicate performance as Maurizio who is angsty and humble at first but becomes kind of respectable thanks to his wife and finally conceited despite her dedication. Lady Gaga acted Patrizia. I was kind of surprised because she was more diminutive than I had expected, though I had sometimes watched her singing. Gaga looks to be strong-minded, so I felt that she is just right for the role of the Italian woman. Then her passionate expressions and motions were wroth watching, though I thought that her acting was not so good but at least it was good for a professional singer.   

Al Pacino appeared in it. Although I love him in his forties and fifties, yet I was kind of disappointed at him who I watched in Irishman for the third time at a theater because he looked to be elderly, so I did not expect him too much in the 2020 film. My prediction might have worked. I felt that he gave a charming performance as an old man for his age. I hope that he will be active as long as possible.

Jeremy Irons played the role of Rodolfo Gucci, Maurizio's father, who reminded me of Ferrari's president in Ford v Ferrari. Irons is English, all the same, I was charmed by the aura of the Italian dandy old man who Irons acted.

I think that Ridley Scott's precedent film, The Last Duel, was good but it was not so impressive. So was his newest one, though it was quietly touching because it depicts human stupidity. I at least prefer it to the last one.

The characters who really existed seemed to be at the mercy of the brand name Gucci, so, honestly, the story was not so dramatic. Rather, they looked to be ordinary persons. People easily come down if they forget their places. Money makes people go out of their mind in the end. I suspect that little rich people with small dreams would be truly the happiest. I felt the same thing when I viewed Crazy Rich Asians starring Constance Wu.