Gia

Gia

Infobox Film
name = Gia


caption = DVD cover
director = Michael Cristofer
producer = James D. Brubaker
writer = Jay McInerney
Michael Cristofer
starring = Angelina Jolie
Faye Dunaway
Mercedes Ruehl
Elizabeth Mitchell
music = Terence Blanchard
cinematography = Rodrigo García
editing = Eric A. Sears
distributor = HBO
released = January 31, 1998
runtime = 126 min.
country = USA
language = English
amg_id = A160266
imdb_id = 0123865

"Gia" is a 1998 HBO television film about the life of model Gia Marie Carangi starring Angelina Jolie, Mercedes Ruehl, Faye Dunaway 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 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 attitude, beauty and willingness to pose nude help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modelling industry, but her persistent loneliness drives her to experiment with mood-altering drugs like heroin. She becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Linda, a make-up artist. However, after a while Linda begins to worry about Gia's drug use and gives Gia an ultimatum, with Gia choosing the drugs. 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 needle containing infected blood and dies of complications from AIDS in 1986 at the age of 26.

Cast

Awards

Golden Globes
* Angelina Jolie - "Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television"
* 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"

Screen Actors Guild Awards
* Angelina Jolie - "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries"

Trivia

James Haven, Angelina's brother, played a cameo in the film.

In the Family Guy Star Wars parody, "Blue Harvest", Gia was mentioned in the opening crawl with a reference to Angelina Jolie getting naked in the movie and making out with a girl.

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