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Scott adorns the Machiavellian world of the Guccis with lavish gowns, glittering jewelry, and comical accents.
A television psychic by the name of Pina (Salma Hayek) plays a significant role.
A fashion show gets raided.
Maurizio escapes across the Swiss border on a motorcycle.
Patrizia morphs from a (affectionate?)
stalker into a crazed, bloodthirsty killer.
With such a peculiar cast of characters, to what degree is the films story true?
In actuality, the company was founded by Guccio Gucci, Maurizios grandfather.
In 1921, he moved to Florence to start a small leather company.
The business original emblem was a bellboy carrying luggage under one arm and a traveling bag under the other.
Patrizia and Maurizios Early Romance
Did Patrizia mistake Maurizio for a bartender?
Maurizio was 22; Patrizia was 21.
According to Fordens book, however, their first meeting happened very differently.
Patrizia instantly recognized Maurizio.
She was also friends with Orlando, who had described the Gucci successor to her the previous night.
Maurizio made the first move after exclaiming to a friend that Patrizia looked like Elizabeth Taylor.
A love affair ensued.
Did Patrizia write her phone number on Maurizios scooter in lipstick?
The fashion heir, nevertheless, finds her attractive.
Its forward of her, yet somehow touching.
It unfortunately, however, did not happen.
Was Maurizio disowned by his father over his engagement to Patrizia?
Maurizios father, Rodolfo, never trusted Patrizia.
Those sentiments matched the real-life Gucci heads, causing a rift between father and son.
Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci
Did Paolo really say boof a lot?
Theres no indication Paolo ever used the phrase.
Rather, its a very good invention by Leto and will probably become a mainstay pop-culture reference.
What were Paolos designs like?
Scott makes Paolos fashion taste a running joke.
But in real life, per Fordens book, Paolos sportswear collection was met with success.
The younger Gucci wanted to create a line of cheaper products for a younger, hipper clientele.
His vision led to creative differences with his family.
In 1980, Aldo dismissed him from the company.
Did police raid Paolos fashion show?
Yes, much to Paolos heartbreak.
In return, Maurizio promises to support Paolos designs.
Scott plays the moment as the ultimate betrayal.
But thats not quite how the bad-faith dealing went down in real life.
Theres no indication that Pudfoot performed at the event.
But Paolo did suspect it was Maurizio who had called the authorities on him.
Did Paolo tip the IRS off about his dad?
But in reality, Paolo wasnt manipulated into doing it.
He had long wondered aloud how Gucci was making record profits but had so little in its coffers.
He often demanded to see more of the companys financial information.
Tipping off the IRS was just the latest cannonball in a salvo of legal disputes within the family.
Did Paolo then rat out Maurizio, causing him to flee across the Swiss border by motorcycle?
In 1987, Italian financial police came to apprehend Maurizio after Paolo accused him of illegal business dealings.
He successfully crossed the border with his helmet on for fear of being identified.
Salma Hayek as Pina
Was Pina the television psychic real?
With Patrizias voice echoing back from the TV, she and Pina seem to share a telepathic connection.
The pair, however, didnt first meet through a hotline phone call.
The two women formed a quick bond; Patrizia often turned to psychics for guidance.
At one point, Pina was so trusted she owned a Gucci-franchise store.
Did Pina experience a vision of Maurizios infidelity?
A desperate Patrizia asks Pina to find out if Maurizio is with another woman.
In an interview with Vulture, Bentivegna revealed that he invented the revelatory scene.
The End of Maurizio Gucci
Rodolfos death from pancreatic cancer caused great upheaval at Gucci.
Maurizio would win the battle against his uncle, briefly controlling Gucci.
But he ultimately lost the war.
The final hour of House of Gucci covers his fall and his divorce from Patrizia.
Did Clark Gable own Gucci shoes?
Pacino crumples, imbuing the scene with all the acute hurt felt by Aldo.
Per Vultures interview with Bentivegna, the gold leaf was the screenwriters invention.
Theres no way anybody else could have given him that shoe, except Maurizio.
So its very Shakespearean in that regard.
Was Patrizia served divorce papers outside of her daughters school?
Patrizia is defiant, and you might feel the disdain and bitterness shooting from Gagas teeth.
She proclaims that her marriage will not end, and Maurizio must think of his family first.
Did Patrizia actually meet her husbands assassins?
The films depiction of Patrizias meeting with hired assassins is partly accurate.
Both would be paid 600 million lire ($699,870, accounting for inflation).
But Patrizia began interceding when she wasnt seeing quick enough results.
First she met Cicala in her car and then later at a bar.
