As soon as Oscar - winning director Rid ley Scott ' s new film , The G ucci Family , was released , it caused a lot of contr overs y . Parti cular ly the strong back lash from the G ucci family that it is " contr ary to the facts " has dra wn attention .
[ Global Times reporter Lu Ke ] Vari ety magazine reported on November 30 that the new film " The G ucci Family , " direct ed by Oscar - winning director Rid ley Scott and st arr ing Lady Gaga , Adam Driver and Al Pa cino , has attra cted a lot of attention from the media and au dien ces since its release .
The film is a drama about the fo under of the Italian lux ury fashion brand " G ucci , " but has been strong ly protest ed by the G ucci family ' s officials as " too many dep ic tions that differ from histor ical facts . "
Parti cular ly problem atic is the story of the murder of Mauri zio G ucci , the third head of the G ucci family , in 1995. It has been point ed out that the film ' s dep ic tion of the family relationship surround ing the incident has parts that differ great ly from the actual events .
While the film mak ers insist that " th is is not a document ary , but a dram atic reproduc tion , " a G ucci family official has expressed concern that " th ere is a danger that the general public will mis under stand this as fact . "
Even among film crit ics , there is a livel y debate surround ing this work . One comment ator point ed out that " D ire ctor Rid ley Scott ' s skills are fine , and the cast ' s acting is great , but it may have required some sort of fact - che cking since it de als with real people . "
On the other hand , Lady Gaga ' s portr ay al of Patri zia Leg gi ani (former wife of Mauri zio G ucci) has been highly pra ised for her realis tic performance . Gaga reported ly studi ed Italian for several months to create this role , and was deep ly immers ed in the role .
As for the G ucci family ' s reaction , fashion industry experts analy zed it as " a natural response to protect the brand image . " On the other hand , some people point out that " th is contr overs y itself is increasing the film ' s public ity effect . "
Current ly , the film ' s box office has been strong since its first week of release , and the contr overs y has dra wn even more attention , which is what ' s going on . Not only are film fans interested in this work , but also people in the fashion industry are interested in it .
The debate surround ing this film will likely continue for years to come about the balance between histor ical facts and art istic expression . The future response of the G ucci family and the film mak ers is also dra wing attention .
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