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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa161)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/movies/house-of-gucci-review.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/movies/house-of-gucci-review.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/23\/movies\/house-of-gucci-review.html","crawl_time":1772970761,"first_indexed_time":1637694788,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2021\/11\/23\/movies\/house-of-gucci-review.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"‘House of Gucci’ Review: Murder, Italian-Style - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nLady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery.\nLady Gaga and Adam Driver in “House of Gucci.”\nCredit...\nFabio Lovino\/MGM\nNov. 23, 2021\nHouse of Gucci\nDirected by\nRidley Scott\nCrime, Drama, Thriller\nR\n2h 37m\nThe kindest thing I can say about “House of Gucci” — and also the cruelest — is that it should have been an Italian movie. Set mostly in Milan, it spins out a sprawling, chaotic, borderline-operatic tale of family feuding, sexual jealousy and capitalist intrigue, with plenty of drinks, cigarettes and snacks (the carpaccio comes highly recommended). Also cars, shoes, hats, sport coats, handbags, dresses, lingerie — whatever you want!\nBut for all that abundance, something is missing. A lot of things, really, but mostly a strong idea and a credible reason for existing. The true story of how the Gucci family lost control of the company that still bears its name — and of how its scion, Maurizio Gucci, lost his life to a hit man’s bullets — could have inspired Bernardo Bertolucci to heights of decadent spectacle,\nLuchino Visconti\nto flights of dialectical extravagance or\nLina Wertmuller\nto feats of perverse ideological analysis. The raw material plays as tragedy and farce at the same time.\nThe actual director, Ridley Scott, possesses ample style and impressive craft, but at least this time around seems to be lacking the necessary vision or inspiration. (His underrated\n“All the Money in the World”\nwas a tougher, tarter treatment of similar material.) The script, by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (based on\nSara Gay Forden’s book\n), has a repetitive, wheel-spinning quality. Most of the scenes consist of Guccis yelling at other Guccis — in Milan and New York, amid the Alps and near a lake, in hotels and conference rooms and villas and cafes. The shouting, in heavily accented English, lasts from the early ’70s to the mid-90s, and you can tell what year it is by scrutinizing the clothes and haircuts. For a while it seems like the music cues (David Bowie, Eurythmics) might also help, but at some point in the ’80s the playlist gets scrambled.\nSubscribe to The Times\nto read as many articles as you like.\nA.O. Scott\nis a co-chief film critic. He joined The Times in 2000 and has written for the Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. He is also the author of “Better Living Through Criticism.”\nA version of this article appears in print on\nNov. 24, 2021\n, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: It’s Murder Dressed With an Italian Flair\n.\nOrder Reprints\n|\nToday’s Paper\n|\nSubscribe\nRelated Content\nMore in Movies\nScreen Archives\/Getty Images\nMPTV Images, via Reuters Connect\nJames Devaney\/Getty Images\nNiko Tavenise\/Warner Bros. Pictures\nEditors’ Picks\nIllustration by Tomi Um\nShutterstock\nTrending in The Times\nEraldo Peres\/Associated Press\nImage by Hearst Newsreel\/Getty Images\nJohn McConnico for The New York Times\nGetty Images\nDamon Winter\/The New York Times\nGianni Cipriano for The New York Times\nMatteo Prandoni\/BFA.com\nEric Lee for The New York Times\nPhilip Cheung for The New York Times\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/23\/movies\/house-of-gucci-review.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/23\/movies\/house-of-gucci-review.html#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Movies](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/movies)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252F2021%252F11%252F23%252Fmovies%252Fhouse-of-gucci-review.html&asset=masthead)\n\nSunday, March 8, 2026\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[What to Watch](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/spotlight\/what-to-watch)\n\n- [Oscar Nominees: Where to Stream](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/22\/movies\/oscar-nominees-2026-how-to-watch.html)\n- [March Streaming Picks](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/04\/arts\/television\/movies-tv-shows-march-2026-streaming.html)\n- [‘The Bride!’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/05\/movies\/the-bride-review.html)\n- [‘Hoppers’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/05\/movies\/hoppers-review.html)\n- [‘DTF St. Louis’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/arts\/television\/dtf-st-louis-review.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/23\/movies\/house-of-gucci-review.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/23\/movies\/house-of-gucci-review.html#after-sponsor)\n# ‘House of Gucci’ Review: Murder, Italian-Style\nLady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery.\n\n- Share full article\n\n![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/11\/23\/arts\/house1\/merlin_198002253_589f1b9f-9b6b-4be7-963f-21eb8264c413-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nLady Gaga and Adam Driver in “House of Gucci.”Credit...Fabio Lovino\/MGM\n\n[![A.O. Scott](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2018\/02\/20\/multimedia\/author-a-o-scott\/author-a-o-scott-thumbLarge-v2.png)](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/a-o--scott)\n\nBy [A.O. Scott](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/a-o--scott)\n\nNov. 23, 2021\n\nHouse of Gucci\n\nDirected by Ridley Scott\n\nCrime, Drama, Thriller\n\nR\n\n2h 37m\n\n[Find Tickets](https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/showtimes\/title\/tt11214590?ref_=ref_ext_NYT)\n\nWhen you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.\n\nThe kindest thing I can say about “House of Gucci” — and also the cruelest — is that it should have been an Italian movie. Set mostly in Milan, it spins out a sprawling, chaotic, borderline-operatic tale of family feuding, sexual jealousy and capitalist intrigue, with plenty of drinks, cigarettes and snacks (the carpaccio comes highly recommended). Also cars, shoes, hats, sport coats, handbags, dresses, lingerie — whatever you want\\!\n\nBut for all that abundance, something is missing. A lot of things, really, but mostly a strong idea and a credible reason for existing. The true story of how the Gucci family lost control of the company that still bears its name — and of how its scion, Maurizio Gucci, lost his life to a hit man’s bullets — could have inspired Bernardo Bertolucci to heights of decadent spectacle, [Luchino Visconti](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/07\/movies\/luchino-visconti-movies-retrospective.html) to flights of dialectical extravagance or [Lina Wertmuller](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/19\/movies\/the-pioneering-director-lina-wertmuller-at-the-quad-cinema.html) to feats of perverse ideological analysis. The raw material plays as tragedy and farce at the same time.\n\nThe actual director, Ridley Scott, possesses ample style and impressive craft, but at least this time around seems to be lacking the necessary vision or inspiration. (His underrated [“All the Money in the World”](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/24\/movies\/all-the-money-in-the-world-review-christopher-plummer.html) was a tougher, tarter treatment of similar material.) The script, by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (based on [Sara Gay Forden’s book](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2000\/10\/01\/style\/second-acts-a-dark-gucci-s-sunshine.html)), has a repetitive, wheel-spinning quality. Most of the scenes consist of Guccis yelling at other Guccis — in Milan and New York, amid the Alps and near a lake, in hotels and conference rooms and villas and cafes. The shouting, in heavily accented English, lasts from the early ’70s to the mid-90s, and you can tell what year it is by scrutinizing the clothes and haircuts. For a while it seems like the music cues (David Bowie, Eurythmics) might also help, but at some point in the ’80s the playlist gets scrambled.\n\n[Subscribe to The Times](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/subscription?campaignId=8WXW7) to read as many articles as you like.\n\n#### House of Gucci\n[Find Tickets](https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/showtimes\/title\/tt11214590?ref_=ref_ext_NYT)\n\nWhen you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.\n\nDirector\n\nRidley Scott\n\nWriters\n\nBecky Johnston, Roberto Bentivegna\n\nStars\n\nLady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto\n\nRating\n\nR\n\nRunning Time\n\n2h 37m\n\nGenres\n\nCrime, Drama, Thriller\n\nMovie data powered by IMDb.com\n\n[A.O. Scott](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/a-o--scott) is a co-chief film critic. He joined The Times in 2000 and has written for the Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. He is also the author of “Better Living Through Criticism.”\n\nA version of this article appears in print on Nov. 24, 2021, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: It’s Murder Dressed With an Italian Flair. [Order Reprints](https:\/\/nytimes.wrightsmedia.com\/) \\| [Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper) \\| [Subscribe](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/subscriptions\/Multiproduct\/lp8HYKU.html?campaignId=48JQY)\n\nSee more on: [Ridley Scott](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/ridley-scott), [Lady Gaga](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/lady-gaga), [Adam Driver](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/adam-driver), [Gucci](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/gucci)\n\n- Share full article\n\n***\n## Explore More in TV and Movies\n### Not sure what to watch next? 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery. Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in “House of Gucci.” Credit... Fabio Lovino/MGM Nov. 23, 2021 House of Gucci Directed by Ridley Scott Crime, Drama, Thriller R 2h 37m The kindest thing I can say about “House of Gucci” — and also the cruelest — is that it should have been an Italian movie. Set mostly in Milan, it spins out a sprawling, chaotic, borderline-operatic tale of family feuding, sexual jealousy and capitalist intrigue, with plenty of drinks, cigarettes and snacks (the carpaccio comes highly recommended). Also cars, shoes, hats, sport coats, handbags, dresses, lingerie — whatever you want! But for all that abundance, something is missing. A lot of things, really, but mostly a strong idea and a credible reason for existing. The true story of how the Gucci family lost control of the company that still bears its name — and of how its scion, Maurizio Gucci, lost his life to a hit man’s bullets — could have inspired Bernardo Bertolucci to heights of decadent spectacle, Luchino Visconti to flights of dialectical extravagance or Lina Wertmuller to feats of perverse ideological analysis. The raw material plays as tragedy and farce at the same time. The actual director, Ridley Scott, possesses ample style and impressive craft, but at least this time around seems to be lacking the necessary vision or inspiration. (His underrated “All the Money in the World” was a tougher, tarter treatment of similar material.) The script, by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (based on Sara Gay Forden’s book ), has a repetitive, wheel-spinning quality. Most of the scenes consist of Guccis yelling at other Guccis — in Milan and New York, amid the Alps and near a lake, in hotels and conference rooms and villas and cafes. The shouting, in heavily accented English, lasts from the early ’70s to the mid-90s, and you can tell what year it is by scrutinizing the clothes and haircuts. For a while it seems like the music cues (David Bowie, Eurythmics) might also help, but at some point in the ’80s the playlist gets scrambled. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. A.O. Scott is a co-chief film critic. He joined The Times in 2000 and has written for the Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. He is also the author of “Better Living Through Criticism.” A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 24, 2021 , Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: It’s Murder Dressed With an Italian Flair . Order Reprints \| Today’s Paper \| Subscribe Related Content More in Movies Screen Archives/Getty Images MPTV Images, via Reuters Connect James Devaney/Getty Images Niko Tavenise/Warner Bros. Pictures Editors’ Picks Illustration by Tomi Um Shutterstock Trending in The Times Eraldo Peres/Associated Press Image by Hearst Newsreel/Getty Images John McConnico for The New York Times Getty Images Damon Winter/The New York Times Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com Eric Lee for The New York Times Philip Cheung for The New York Times Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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Scott](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/02/20/multimedia/author-a-o-scott/author-a-o-scott-thumbLarge-v2.png)](https://www.nytimes.com/by/a-o--scott) By [A.O. Scott](https://www.nytimes.com/by/a-o--scott) Nov. 23, 2021 House of Gucci Directed by Ridley Scott Crime, Drama, Thriller R 2h 37m [Find Tickets](https://www.imdb.com/showtimes/title/tt11214590?ref_=ref_ext_NYT) When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The kindest thing I can say about “House of Gucci” — and also the cruelest — is that it should have been an Italian movie. Set mostly in Milan, it spins out a sprawling, chaotic, borderline-operatic tale of family feuding, sexual jealousy and capitalist intrigue, with plenty of drinks, cigarettes and snacks (the carpaccio comes highly recommended). Also cars, shoes, hats, sport coats, handbags, dresses, lingerie — whatever you want\! But for all that abundance, something is missing. A lot of things, really, but mostly a strong idea and a credible reason for existing. The true story of how the Gucci family lost control of the company that still bears its name — and of how its scion, Maurizio Gucci, lost his life to a hit man’s bullets — could have inspired Bernardo Bertolucci to heights of decadent spectacle, [Luchino Visconti](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/movies/luchino-visconti-movies-retrospective.html) to flights of dialectical extravagance or [Lina Wertmuller](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/movies/the-pioneering-director-lina-wertmuller-at-the-quad-cinema.html) to feats of perverse ideological analysis. The raw material plays as tragedy and farce at the same time. The actual director, Ridley Scott, possesses ample style and impressive craft, but at least this time around seems to be lacking the necessary vision or inspiration. (His underrated [“All the Money in the World”](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/movies/all-the-money-in-the-world-review-christopher-plummer.html) was a tougher, tarter treatment of similar material.) The script, by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (based on [Sara Gay Forden’s book](https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/style/second-acts-a-dark-gucci-s-sunshine.html)), has a repetitive, wheel-spinning quality. Most of the scenes consist of Guccis yelling at other Guccis — in Milan and New York, amid the Alps and near a lake, in hotels and conference rooms and villas and cafes. The shouting, in heavily accented English, lasts from the early ’70s to the mid-90s, and you can tell what year it is by scrutinizing the clothes and haircuts. For a while it seems like the music cues (David Bowie, Eurythmics) might also help, but at some point in the ’80s the playlist gets scrambled. 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Readable Markdown	Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/movies/house-of-gucci-review.html#after-top) Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/11/23/arts/house1/merlin_198002253_589f1b9f-9b6b-4be7-963f-21eb8264c413-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in “House of Gucci.”Credit...Fabio Lovino/MGM Nov. 23, 2021 House of Gucci Directed by Ridley Scott Crime, Drama, Thriller R 2h 37m The kindest thing I can say about “House of Gucci” — and also the cruelest — is that it should have been an Italian movie. Set mostly in Milan, it spins out a sprawling, chaotic, borderline-operatic tale of family feuding, sexual jealousy and capitalist intrigue, with plenty of drinks, cigarettes and snacks (the carpaccio comes highly recommended). Also cars, shoes, hats, sport coats, handbags, dresses, lingerie — whatever you want\! But for all that abundance, something is missing. A lot of things, really, but mostly a strong idea and a credible reason for existing. The true story of how the Gucci family lost control of the company that still bears its name — and of how its scion, Maurizio Gucci, lost his life to a hit man’s bullets — could have inspired Bernardo Bertolucci to heights of decadent spectacle, [Luchino Visconti](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/movies/luchino-visconti-movies-retrospective.html) to flights of dialectical extravagance or [Lina Wertmuller](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/movies/the-pioneering-director-lina-wertmuller-at-the-quad-cinema.html) to feats of perverse ideological analysis. The raw material plays as tragedy and farce at the same time. The actual director, Ridley Scott, possesses ample style and impressive craft, but at least this time around seems to be lacking the necessary vision or inspiration. (His underrated [“All the Money in the World”](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/movies/all-the-money-in-the-world-review-christopher-plummer.html) was a tougher, tarter treatment of similar material.) The script, by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (based on [Sara Gay Forden’s book](https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/style/second-acts-a-dark-gucci-s-sunshine.html)), has a repetitive, wheel-spinning quality. Most of the scenes consist of Guccis yelling at other Guccis — in Milan and New York, amid the Alps and near a lake, in hotels and conference rooms and villas and cafes. The shouting, in heavily accented English, lasts from the early ’70s to the mid-90s, and you can tell what year it is by scrutinizing the clothes and haircuts. For a while it seems like the music cues (David Bowie, Eurythmics) might also help, but at some point in the ’80s the playlist gets scrambled. [Subscribe to The Times](https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=8WXW7) to read as many articles as you like. [A.O. Scott](https://www.nytimes.com/by/a-o--scott) is a co-chief film critic. He joined The Times in 2000 and has written for the Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. He is also the author of “Better Living Through Criticism.” A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 24, 2021, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: It’s Murder Dressed With an Italian Flair. 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