House of Versace

2013 film by Sara Sugarman

Drama
Biographical

Based onHouse of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival
by Deborah BallScreenplay byRama StagnerDirected bySara SugarmanStarring

Gina Gershon
Enrico Colantoni
Colm Feore
Donna Murphy
Raquel Welch

ComposerMichel CorriveauCountry of originCanadaOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducers

Ric Nish
Sharon Bordas

CinematographyJohn DyerEditorJean BeaudoinRunning time85 minutesProduction companiesMarVista Entertainment
20th Century Fox TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkLifetimeReleaseOctober 5, 2013 (2013-10-05)

House of Versace is a 2013 Canadian biographical drama television film directed by Sara Sugarman and starring Gina Gershon. Based on the 2010 biography House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival by Deborah Ball, it depicts real-life events of the Versace family, and particularly designer Donatella Versace inheriting the Versace fashion house following the murder of her brother Gianni.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The film is about Italian fashion designer and company founder Gianni Versace. When Gianni is shot dead in front of his villa "Casa Casuarina" in Miami at the age of 50, his two siblings, Donatella and Santo, have to take over the management of the company. Donatella has been using drugs since then and is about to go bankrupt. With the help of her relatives, she is transferred to a rehabilitation center and comes back clean and healthy again. It leads the company to one of the most influential fashion brands in the world.

Cast

Gina Gershon as Donatella Versace
Enrico Colantoni as Gianni Versace
Colm Feore as Santo Versace
Donna Murphy as Mari
Alex Carter as Paul Beck
Samantha Hodhod as Allegra Versace
Stefano DiMatteo as Antonio D'Amico
Yan England as Michael
Raquel Welch as Aunt Lucia
Trevor Momesso as Daniel Versace
Mylène Dinh-Robic as Amanda
Jayne Heitmeyer as Lauren
Luke Morrison as Andrew Cunanan

References

^ Laura Fries (October 3, 2013). "TV Review: 'House of Versace'". Variety. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ Jon Caramanica (October 4, 2013). "Loud, Brash, Raunchy: And Not Just the Clothes". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ Robert Lloyd (October 5, 2013). "Review: Lifetime's 'House of Versace' does high drama in style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 March 2016.