Tom Ford said House of Gucci left him ‘deeply sad for several days’

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‘I felt as though I had lived through a hurricane when I left the theatre’

Tom Ford has admitted that House of Gucci left him “deeply sad for several days” as the designer and filmmaker opened up for the first time about Ridley Scott’s spectacular and trashy melodrama about the collapse of the Gucci family as they fight for control of their fashion empire.

Writing candidly in Air Mail, the designer and director, who served as Gucci’s creative director from 1994 to 2004, said he felt as though he’d “lived through a hurricane” when leaving the theatre, adding that he was unsure if the film was a farce, or a gripping tale of greed.

Ford said: “The film is... I’m still not quite sure what it is exactly, but somehow I felt as though I had lived through a hurricane when I left the theatre. I often laughed out loud, but was I supposed to?”

“I was deeply sad for several days after watching House of Gucci, a reaction that I think only those of us who knew the players and the play will feel. It was hard for me to see the humor and camp in something that was so bloody. In real life, none of it was camp. It was at times absurd, but ultimately it was tragic.”

But it wasn’t all bad for Ford – who made his directorial debut in 2009 with the critically acclaimed A Single Man – as he acknowledged the film’s “impeccable costumes, stunning sets, and beautiful cinematography.” He also had praise for the two leading stars, Adam Driver and Lady Gaga, who played Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani respectively.

“The true star of the film for me is Gaga. It is her film,” Ford wrote, adding that at times, he wasn’t sure if he was watching a Saturday Night Live version of the tale. “Her accent migrates occasionally from Milan to Moscow. But who cares? Her performance is spot-on.”

“Driver, the leading man of the moment, gives a subtle and nuanced performance,” Ford adds. “He is the calm in the eye of the storm that swirls around him as his fellow actors all battle to see who can chew up the most scenery.”

Despite her dodgy dialogue, Gaga claimed while promoting the film that she had been living as Reggiani “for a year and a half,” honing her movements, mannerisms, and sticking with her ‘Italian’ accent even when the cameras stopped. “I never broke,” she said. “I stayed with her.”

https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/54921/1/tom-ford-said-house-of-gucci-left-him-deeply-sad-for-several-days

[Killa 17,041]

omg i love tom ford, such a classy man. I respect his opinion and he def praised our god, even tho they're well known.

Also a Single mna is a fantastic film

[GipJo 2,912]

Making him feel sad doesn't mean the movie is bad hello? What's the "but it wasn't all bad" coming from? From what it implies, he saw those Gucci fashion history stories in HoG and resonated it with his own life, which makes him sad because it's a bloody fight through fashion industry.

[Bradley 58,660]

3 minutes ago, GipJo said:

Making him feel sad doesn't mean the movie is bad hello? What's the "but it wasn't all bad" coming from? From what it implies, he saw those Gucci fashion history stories in HoG and resonated it with his own life, which makes him sad because it's a bloody fight through fashion industry.

I'm afraid you've misunderstood his words.

He was quite clearly making a criticism at the uneven tone of the movie. How is this resonance?

It was hard for me to see the humor and camp in something that was so bloody. In real life, none of it was camp. It was at times absurd, but ultimately it was tragic.

[QUEENH 711]

Jesus people are being so overdramatic about this movie... 

[Wet Fire 7,002]

He is sad that the film reminded him of how tragic the actual events were. Not because the film is bad. It's understandable because he knew the Guccis personally and the incidents are really scary 

[ChicaSkas 22,853]

 

Its crazy I was going to post this article this AM but I assumed it was already on GGD

The full article is hidden so much,  let me link you:

https://airmail.news/issues/2021-11-27/tom-ford-does-gucci

You have to put your email to unlock but he speaks a LOT more about it. 

 

[Pennywise 36,046]

39 minutes ago, AnnaNicoleSmith said:

It was hard for me to see the humor and camp in something that was so bloody. In real life, none of it was camp. It was at times absurd, but ultimately it was tragic.”

This is perfectly understandable tbh. We see all these as events so far away from us whereas other people live through them to tell the tale. It's always different, telling a story, if it takes place in your life. 

 

[Meat 18,962]

We will only focus on this part 

[Pennywise 36,046]

12 minutes ago, QUEENH said:

Jesus people are being so overdramatic about this movie... 

I mean... the people in this site? Yeah. But I'd say Tom Ford has every right to say what he said about it

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I stand with HIM