Among the countless black news events of recent decades, the case of the murder of Gianni Versace it has deeply disturbed public opinion. All this inspired in the screenwriter Ryan Murphy a real series TV. The creator of the cycle American Crime Story he wanted, with the first series, to deepen the theme of racism in the United States with the OJ Simpson case, and then devote himself toVersace murder. The aim is to tell an important story, highlighting thehomophobia that was pressing in the 90s, as well as telling the story of one of the greatest designers of all time.
Gianni Versace, a brutal murder
Younger people will not remember this terrible event, but this news story has heavily shaken both the world of fashion and the whole of Italy. The designer, in fact, although he lived very far from his native land, never forgot the affection and gratitude that were due to him. «Reggio is the kingdom where the story of my life began: the my mother's tailoring, the Haute Couture boutique. The place where, as a child, I began to appreciate the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, where I began to breathe the art of Magna Graecia ". So said the young Gianni, in '92, remembering adolescence in the family atelier, where he was already starting to take his first steps in the world of creativity. Unfortunately, the ending of that dream was less pleasant: the July 15, 1997 Versace body is found, brutally shot dead on the steps of his home in Miami Beach.
Although the assailant had been identified in Andrew Cunanan, a homosexual prostitution addict, was never prosecuted because the boy was found dead a few days later.
The plot and the cast
entitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the series gravitates around the terrible story of the murder of the Calabrian naturalized American designer. The story, divided into 9 episodes, is based on the journalist's book Vanity Fair Maureen Orth, vulgar favors. The cast sees a very blonde Penelope Cruz in the role of Donatella Versace ed Edgar Ramírez, who plays the real Gianni in a very realistic way. Then there is the disturbing Ricky Martin in the guise of Antonio D'Amico, the inseparable companion of Versace. The criminal (Andrew Cunanan), ungodly for having taken the life of the artist, has the face of Darren Criss. The television narration takes place, paradoxically, in the real location of the horrid event, Casa Casuarina, in Miami. Penelope Cruz admitted that she felt quite moved and also impressed by shooting the scenes in the very place where Gianni Versace met his death.
On the other hand, Édgar Ramírez confided instead to capture a sort of energy, which allowed them to tell this sad story with passion. The choice of this specific topic was motivated, according to Murphy, by the desire to highlight the contradiction between the then rampant sexual freedom e hatred of homosexuals, which snaked through many circles in the early nineties. You can admire the signed fiction Sky from 19 January 2018 on Fox Crime, do not miss!
