Gia
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| Directed by | Michael Cristofer |
| Written by | Jay McInerney Michael Cristofer |
| Produced by | James D. Brubaker |
| Starring | Angelina Jolie Elizabeth Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo García |
| Edited by | Eric A. Sears |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
| Distributed by | HBO |
Release dates | January 31, 1998 |
Running time | 126 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Gia is a 1998 television film about the life of supermodel Gia Marie Carangi starring Angelina Jolie and Elizabeth Mitchell. It was directed by Michael Cristofer and written by Cristofer and Jay McInerney. The original music score was composed by Terence Blanchard.
Plot summary
Gia Marie Carangi is a Philadelphia native who moves to New York City to become a fashion model and immediately catches the attention of powerful agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's beauty and willingness to pose nude help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry, but her persistent loneliness drives her to experiment with mood-altering drugs like cocaine. She becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Linda, a makeup artist, but when Linda begins to worry about how their relationship might reflect on her, she breaks off their affair. Failed attempts at reconciliation with Linda and with her mother Kathleen Carangi drive Gia to begin abusing heroin. Although she is eventually able to break her drug habit after much effort, she has already contracted HIV from a contaminated needle and dies of complications from AIDS in the year 1986 at the age of 26.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Angelina Jolie | Gia Marie Carangi |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Linda |
| Eric Michael Cole | T.J. |
| Kylie Travis | Stephanie |
| Louis Giambalvo | Joseph Carangi |
| John Considine | Bruce Cooper |
| Scott Cohen | Mike Mansfield |
| Edmund Genest | Francesco |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Kathleen Carangi |
| Faye Dunaway | Wilhelmina Cooper |
| Mila Kunis | Young Gia |
Awards
Golden Globes
- Angelina Jolie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
- Faye Dunaway - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Emmy Awards
- Eric A. Sears - Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Gia in Pop Culture
- Family Guy referenced Gia in the beginning of their Star Wars Episode.
External links
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