''House of Versace'' is a 2013 Canadian

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directed by

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and starring

Gina Gershon Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress. She has had roles in the films ''Cocktail (1988 film), Cocktail'' (1988), ''Red Heat (1988 film), Red Heat'' (1988), ''Showgirls'' (1995), ''Bound (1996 film), Bound'' (1996), ''Face/ ...

. 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 Gianni Versace S.r.l. (), usually referred to as Versace ( ), is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978 known for flashy prints and bright colors. The company produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as w ...

family, and particularly designer

Donatella Versace Donatella Francesca Versace (; born 2 May 1955) is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace, with whom she worked closely on the developm ...

inheriting the Versace fashion house following the murder of her brother

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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

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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

Enrico Colantoni Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor and director, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom ''Just Shoot Me!'', Keith Mars on the television series ''Veronica Mars'', Louis Lutz on the short-lived sitcom ''H ...

Gianni Versace Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace (; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-u ...

Colm Feore Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of G ...

Santo Versace Santo Domenico Versace (; born 16 December 1944) is an Italian businessman and politician who is the president and co-chief executive officer of Gianni Versace SpA, based in Milan, Italy. Since 2008 he has been elected as Member of the Chambe ...

Donna Murphy Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959) is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theater. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she has twice won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical: for her role as Fosca in '' Passion'' (1994–1995 ...

as Mari * Alex Carter as Paul Beck * Samantha Hodhod as

Allegra Versace Allegra Versace Beck (; born 30 June 1986), commonly known as Allegra Versace, is an Italian-American heiress and socialite. Since 2011 Allegra has been a director of Gianni Versace S.p.A. and has worked in New York City as a theatrical dre ...

* Stefano DiMatteo as

Antonio D'Amico Antonio D'Amico (20 January 1959 – 6 December 2022) was an Italian fashion designer and model. Biography D'Amico was born in Mesagne, in the Italian province of Brindisi, and later lived in Milan. He was hired as a part-time office admini ...

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as Michael *

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as Aunt Lucia * Trevor Momesso as Daniel Versace *

Mylène Dinh-Robic Mylène Dinh-Robic (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian actress. Early life Mylène Dinh-Robic was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Her father is Québécois and her mother is Vietnamese. She attended Marianopolis College and holds a BA in ...

as Amanda *

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as Lauren * Luke Morrison as Andrew Cunanan

References

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