House of Gucci

[Opens Nov. 24 in theaters.] When ambitious Italian secretary Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), who works for her father's successful transportation business in Milan, marries law student Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) against the wishes of his stoic, stern father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) in Ridley Scott's captivating, factually inspired, well-acted, star-studded (Salma Hayek, Jack Huston, Camille Cottin, and Reeve Carney), 157-minute biographical film highlighted by gorgeous designer outfits and based on Sara Gay Forden's 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, she begins a rift in the powerful, iconic fashion house with the partners, including uncle Aldo Gucci (Al Pacino) and his eccentric son Paolo, who end up backstabbing each other to gain more control of the House of Gucci and as her volatile, tumultuous marriage slowly fractures and the custody of Patrizia's daughter (Mia McGovern Zaini) is threatened, she seeks a radical way out of her dilemma.
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