Television: The Assassination of Gianni Versace – American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace – American Crime Story explores the 1997 murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. Based on Maureen Orth’s book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in US History, it is the second season of the FX true crime television series American Crime Story.
Viv says: “To me it is television at its absolute best – it’s extraordinarily cast and acted, and the main actor Darren Criss, who previously was in Glee, I think is outstanding. He’s in every episode, in every scene; he absolutely carries the whole series.”
Criss plays Cunanan, the character at the heart of the series, and as Viv explains, “there’s hardly even any dialogue for him but he carries it all in the way he walks. He can switch like a light from one moment to arrogance, to vulnerability. It’s absolutely stunning and the scripting, everything about it is wonderful.”
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