(2nd December 2021)
As Lady Gaga’s voice purrs over palatial abodes and Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams belts out to dramatic images of shouting and spoon-tapping, House of Gucci’s trailers suggest melodrama that is largely absent in the film’s wider narrative. Scott begins with Patrizia’s courtship as she pursues the bookish Gucci through a night club and library, coyly drawing a heart on his motorbike visor before he drives away. Despite protests about his bride-to-be from unimpressed father Rodolfo (a morose Jeremy Irons), Maurizio separates himself from his family and his inheritance and marries the woman of his dreams. Holy wedding chords are heard during the couple’s first impromptu moments of intimacy, while the actual lavish nuptial takes place to the tune of the sounds of anarchic rock; subversive music already forebodes the relationship’s ill-fated destiny.
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