The hard work continued on Monday morning as Lady Gaga filmed her latest scenes on the set of forthcoming drama House Of Gucci.
The singer and actress, 34, takes a starring role as ‘black widow’ Patrizia Reggiani, whose marriage, divorce and subsequent plot to murder ex-husband Maurizio Gucci – an air to the celebrated Italian fashion empire – is documented in the new film.
And she caught the eye in a distinctive red dress while stepping into Reggiani’s designer shoes on location in Rome.
Gaga added to her look with a sweeping faux-fur coat, while red stiletto heels and heavily tinted sunglasses rounded things off.
Elsewhere Al Pacino was accompanied by statuesque co-star Mădălina Ghenea while shooting a crowded street scene outside a Gucci store on Rome’s fashionable Via dei Condotti.
Wearing a pale suit that adequately reflected the film’s 1980s period setting, Pacino, 80, was ready for action as he got into character as the late Aldo Gucci – former Chairman of the legendary Italian fashion house.
While little is known about Ghenea’s role in director Ridley Scott’s new film, the Romanian actress, 33, added a touch of glamour to proceedings as she joined her co-star on set.
True to life: The actress takes a starring role as Patrizia Reggiani, whose marriage, divorce and subsequent plot to murder ex-husband Maurizio Gucci is documented in the new film
Quiet on set: Al Pacino had some very glamorous company as he filmed his latest scenes with co-star Mădălina Ghenea on the streets of Rome
Looking good: Gaga caught the eye in a distinctive red dress and faux fur coat while stepping into Reggiani’s designer shoes on location in Rome
The film, which documents Reggiani’s sensational plot to murder her ex-husband, is based on the novel The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by author Sara Gay Forden.
Reggiani, nicknamed the ‘Black Widow’, was found guilty of paying a hit man €300,000 (£240,000) to murder 46–year–old Maurizio Gucci, an heir to the fashion empire, in 1995.
He had left her for another woman 10 years previously after telling her he was going on a short business trip.
Shady: Gaga rounded off her look with a pair of heavily tinted sunglasses as she idled on set
Side by side: The American star was accompanied by a bodyguard as she made her way across the Rome set on Monday
Busy: The exterior set teemed with crew-members as they prepared for another day’s work
She was also said to be furious her former husband had started seeing other women, and feared her daughters’ $170million inheritance was at risk if he remarried before ordering the hit.
She also wanted more than the $650,000 she had been offered in a divorce settlement, the court heard.
Reggiani eventually hired hitman Benedetto Ceraulo, a debt-ridden pizzeria owner who shot Gucci dead on the steps of his office in Milan as he arrived for work. Ceraulo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Let’s go: Pacino and Ghenea were filmed hurrying into a waiting car as another scene got underway in the Italian capital on Monday
Iconic: Cameras rolled outside a Gucci store on Rome’s fashionable Via dei Condotti
Authentic: Pacino wore a pale suit that adequately reflected the film’s 1980s period setting, Pacino, 80, was ready for action as he got into character as the late Aldo Gucci
She was convicted after her clairvoyant and confidante Pina Auriemma turned informer and told police about the plot.
During the murder trial, which transfixed Italy, Reggiani arrived each day wearing head-to-toe Gucci clothes and accessories.
The court heard how she had ordered the murder of her husband after he offered her $650,000 in a divorce settlement.
Chic: While little is known about Ghenea’s role in director Ridley Scott’s new film, the Romanian actress added a touch of glamour to proceedings
Make way: With extras playing the role of waiting paparazzi photographers, the actress appeared to playing the role of a high profile public figure
Farewell: Ghenea was filmed blowing kisses to the crowd as she forced her way into her car
She was initially sentenced to 29 years in 1998, which was reduced to 26 on appeal. She served 18 – with her pet ferret Bambi as a companion for some of the time – before being released in October 2014.
Well-known for her luxury lifestyle, Reggiani once said: ‘I’d rather cry in a Rolls than be happy on a bicycle’ and turned down the offer of day release while in prison because it would have meant doing ‘menial’ work.
In 2017 a court ruled Reggiani was entitled to receive £900,000 a year from her ex-husband’s fortune.
Maurizio Gucci was the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of the fashion company made famous with its double G logo.
In the early 1990s it was hit by problems and he sold the label for $120 million, just two years before his death.
The new film is scheduled to go on general release from November 24th 2021.