Brunello Cucinelli can now add ‘actor’ to his already encyclopedic résumé. The philosopher-entrepreneur of cashmere has stepped in front of the camera to play the most challenging role of all—himself—in Brunello, The Gracious Visionary, a docu-film tracing the arc of his life and ideals. With Giuseppe Tornatore—the Oscar-winning director of Cinema Paradiso (1990)—at the helm, the film offers a romantic portrait of Cucinelli’s singular brand of craftsmanship and philosophy, rendered with a hint of silver screen nostalgia.

A still from Brunello, The Gracious Visionary. Artist

A dream-big undertaking, Brunello, The Gracious Visionary charts the rise of a self-styled humanist who maintains that cashmere and conscience can, in fact, share the same wardrobe. Blending documentary w

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