HOUSE OF GUCCI
Current film Ridley Scott USA/Canada 2021 An unflattering portrait of the Gucci family following the rise and demise Patrizia Reggiani played by the polyvalent Lady Gaga. The actresses’ excellent rendering of the tantalising and toxic character of Patrizia, who is at once victim and gold digger, holds our attention throughout an otherwise overlong and patchy […]
Roman Holiday
William Wyler USA 1953 A ravishing apology of untruthfulness, Roman Holiday is a poetic portrait in chiaroscuro of the Eternal City, as well as a charming journey back through time to the cinematographic escapism of the 1950s. Richard Curtis rightly acknowledges Roman Holiday as a source of inspiration for his cheesy iconic movie Notting Hill, […]