Lady Gaga played Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s 2021 crime drama House of Gucci.
The film traces Reggiani’s relationship with Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver, from their first meeting and marriage to the bitter struggle over the Gucci fashion empire. It is based on Sara Gay Forden’s 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, and dramatizes the real-life murder of Maurizio Gucci in 1995.
Gaga’s casting followed a long development process. Earlier versions of the project were associated with possible stars including Angelina Jolie, Penélope Cruz, and Margot Robbie, but Gaga became officially attached when Ridley Scott returned as director in 2019. Principal photography took place in Italy from February through May 2021.
House of Gucci is not a documentary, and several scenes, relationships, and character details were dramatized for the screenplay. The ensemble includes Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci, Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, and Salma Hayek as Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma. Gaga earned major awards nominations for her leading performance.