Bille August, two Palme d’Or winners at Cannes, will direct a biopic on Giorgio Armani

After House of Gucci, Michael Jackson, Oppenheimer,… it was now time to talk about the great creator of Italian fashion of the 20th^e and 21^e century: Giorgio Armani, a leading figure of transalpine style for more than 40 years. The two-time Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker at Cannes, Bille August, is expected to direct the biopic.

On September 4, 2025, Giorgio Armani died at the age of 91 from liver failure. As of September 10, the preparation of a biopic on the Italian creator was announced. No time to waste. At the origin of the feature film, the film’s producer Andrea Iervolino said: “It is a personal desire to pay homage to one of the greatest innovators of international fashion and an indelible symbol of Italian identity in the world.” This gifted 34-year-old has already received two awards at the Venice Film Festival (The Humbling in 2015, In Dubious Battle in 2016).

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Bille August, winner of two Palmes d’Or for Pelle the Conqueror in 1988 and for The Best Intentions in 1992, is the director. An obvious choice for the production team and Andrea Ervolino: “His elegance, his emotional intelligence and his deep respect for the lives he portrays perfectly reflect the values ​​of Giorgio Armani.” As for Bobby Moresco, notably known for Million Dollar Baby, he will write the screenplay.

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For the moment, the main thread of the biopic still remains a secret. Will it follow the private life of Gorgio Armani and his love story Sergio Galeotti? Or should we expect a report on the incredible artistic and professional success of the Italian fashion designer, who started from nothing and destined for medicine.

Cinema as a first love

The biopic could return to Armani’s passion for cinema. Throughout his life he never hid his cinephilia. In 1980 released American Gigolo. Richard Gere plays this cynical seducer who will drive Lauren Hutton madly in love. Everything about him must exude glamour. Paul Schrader has an idea. He dresses his sultry gigolo in Armani, the height of chic and sexy. The Italian is in heaven, he proved thanks to the seventh that he had become one of the greatest couturiers in the world. Subsequently his label will appear in some 200 films. All of this deserved a biopic. No ?