After a title card reading "July 16, 1997," fade up on the
trompe l'oeil clouds painted on the ceiling of the bedroom of Gianni Versace. The camera drops down to the man himself, lying in bed first thing in the morning and contemplating said clouds while Albinoni's "Adagio in G Minor" begins on the soundtrack -- an eminently clockable choice due to its ubiquity, but perhaps more appropriate than usual to accompany the story of the murder of a creative genius by a grifting striver, given its provenance...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
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