Well this should be fun.
Take the elements of money, sibling rivalry, fame, and murder against a backdrop of over the top fashion coupled with the inimitable Donatella Versace and you have all the makings of a very entertaining made for television movie.
Based on the book
House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder and Survival by Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Ball, Gina Gershon does an uncanny dead-on performance of the iconic Italian fashion designer and sister of the late Gianni Versace in the Lifetime production (airing Friday, October 5th, 8:00 PM ET). The biopic focuses on Donatella's role in the fashion house after her brother's murder in 1997, weaving in the dramas of her drug addiction, near bankruptcy of the company and eventual triumph as she rebuilds the Versace brand. (Rumor has it the real Donatella is not pleased with the production).
House of Versace also starts Raquel Welch as her aunt and Enrico Colantoni (
Person of Interest) as Gianni.
The hour long documentary "Versace: Beyond the Headlines" that follows the film (10:00 PM ET) promises a fascinating look into Gianni's multi-million dollar fashion empire. Between this and the new fall shows, I may need another Tivo.
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| Actress Gina Gershon |
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| Colantoni, Gershon and actor Colm Feore as brother Santo |
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Santo, Donatella and Gianni Versace
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| Raquel Welch in a Versace creation |
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| One of the many lavishly sets from Production designer Patricia Christie |
Photo Credits: Lifetime/Jan Thjis, Telegraph
