House Of Gucci Dialogue Coach Shades Lady Gaga. Here's What She Said
Lady Gaga has long been known as one of the most prominent artists in the music world. In recent years, though, she's managed to also make her mark in Hollywood thanks to films like "A Star Is Born" and her role on "American Horror Story." Gaga is now starring as Patrizia Reggiani, an Italian socialite of the 1980s and 90s who was convicted of hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in Ridley Scott's "House of Gucci." Speaking to Good Morning America in an interview, Gaga says there's a reason why she didn't want to meet Patrizia before she took on the role. "There was a lot that was in the media that was sensationalized about how she was this gold digger and about how she killed for greed and money," she said. "I believe it was love, and I believe it was survival... I didn't wanna meet her because I could tell very quickly that this woman wanted to be glorified for this murder, and she wanted to be remembered as this criminal."
However, there are some critics who believe Gaga perhaps should have met with Reggiani as it would have given her an opportunity to help her nail this one very important part of her character: her Italian accent. In fact, one dialogue coach says Gaga somewhat missed the mark with her accent in the film.
Lady Gaga didn't necessarily nail the accent, coach says
Salma Hayek's dialogue coach from "House of Gucci" isn't convinced that Lady Gaga nailed her accent as Patrizia Reggiani. In fact, Francesca De Martini told the Daily Beast that it sounded like she was from Moscow and not Milan. De Martini put it this way: "I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian."
De Martini pointed out that it wasn't until she started working with Hayek, who plays Pina Auriemma in the film, that she realized just how far off the mark Gaga was with her Italian accent. "What happened was this: Salma shot for one day and then asked for a dialogue coach," she reflected. "I think she heard the accent wasn't right and she was worried — she wanted to do well."
If that weren't enough, De Martini also argued that Al Pacino's accent in the film made him sound more like he was from Brooklyn while Adam Driver, who plays Maurizio Gucci, didn't have an accent at all. Seeing how the Gucci brand prides itself on authenticity, perhaps the Italian accents in the film could use another brush of couture.