

Paolo acquires proof that Aldo has been evading taxes in the United States he gives the proof to Patrizia in exchange for her promise that he will be allowed to design his own line. She manipulates Maurizio, who has little real interest in Gucci, into taking a more active role within the company. She clashes with Aldo over the firm's clandestine sale of cheap "fake" Gucci products on the black market, and begins to consult Giuseppina "Pina", a psychic, for guidance. Patrizia starts to devise a plot to obtain a controlling interest in Gucci by acquiring some of Aldo and Paolo's shares (the two hold the other 50% interest). Patrizia fakes Rodolfo's signature, giving Maurizio a 50% interest in Gucci. Rodolfo writes Maurizio back into his will, but fails to sign a document transferring the Gucci shares to him before he dies.

Thanks to Aldo, Maurizio and a terminally ill Rodolfo reconcile shortly before the latter's death. Aldo introduces Patrizia to his unintelligent son Paolo, who aspires to be a designer within Gucci despite his lack of talent.

She lets it slip to Maurizio's uncle Aldo that she is pregnant Aldo is delighted by the news and takes the couple under his wing. When Patrizia becomes pregnant, she sees her child as an avenue for familial reconciliation. Patrizia and Maurizio marry, and Maurizio takes a job at the Reggiani trucking company. Rodolfo warns Maurizio that Patrizia is only after wealth and tells Maurizio that he will disinherit him if he marries Patrizia Maurizio chooses Patrizia over his connection to Gucci, leaving the family. Patrizia aggressively pursues the awkward Maurizio, charming him into love. At a party, Patrizia meets Maurizio Gucci, a law student and heir to a 50% interest in the Gucci fashion house through his father Rodolfo. In 1978, Patrizia Reggiani is a young, attractive Italian woman working as an office manager within her father's small trucking firm. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performances (particularly those of Gaga and Leto) but criticized the inconsistent tone and historical inaccuracies. It was theatrically released by United Artists Releasing in the United States on November 24, 2021. The world premiere of House of Gucci was held at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on November 9, 2021. Much of the remaining cast joined the following summer, and filming began in Italy, lasting from February through May of 2021. The project languished for several years, with a number of directors and rumored actors being considered before Scott and Gaga became officially attached in November 2019. Scott wanted to make a film about the Gucci dynasty after acquiring rights to Forden's book in the early 2000s. Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino also star. The film follows Patrizia Reggiani ( Lady Gaga) and Maurizio Gucci ( Adam Driver), as their romance transforms into a fight for control of the Italian fashion brand Gucci. House of Gucci is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden.
