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1998 Certificate 18
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Gia Carangi (Angelina Jolie), one of America's first supermodels, lives hard and dies young in the glamourous, excessive urban wilds of 1970s New York City. The made-for-HBO drama was adapted by director Michael Cristofer and novelist Jay McInerney from the biography THING OF BEAUTY by Stephen Fried. This film features an early .. Read more

Starring Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Michael Cole, Kylie Travis
Director Michael Cristofer
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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Gia

Gia Carangi (Angelina Jolie), one of America's first supermodels, lives hard and dies young in the glamourous, excessive urban wilds of 1970s New York City. The made-for-HBO drama was adapted by director Michael Cristofer and novelist Jay McInerney from the biography THING OF BEAUTY by Stephen Fried. This film features an early screen role by Jolie.

Starring Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Michael Cole, Kylie Travis, Louis Giambalvo, John Considine, Scott Cohen
Director Michael Cristofer
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 57 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Collections 100 Feisty Females
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 21 Jul 2008
Production year: 1998

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted) gives an early knockout performance in this dark and provocative TV movie. She stars as Gia Carangi, whose rise to fame as a supermodel in the 1970s brought tragedy as she became addicted to pills, cocaine and heroin. With its almost soft-core porn style, this is more an art house film then standard TV-movie fare. Strong performances by Mercedes Ruehl as Gia's mother and Faye Dunaway as her agent give it a powerful punch. Whatever your reservations about the subject matter, Gia deserves a look, if only for the multifaceted performance of Jolie.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 43 out of 49 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1.0 star

    Teasing but hard to watch

    If you can muster some pity for poor Gia Carangi, an early 80's supermodel who had a troubled short life, then you may enjoy this film.

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      • RustyJames from London
      • Posted 09 Feb 2004 unknown

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3.0 stars

    Excellent but prepared to be depressed

    This is a well acted, well scripted view of the catwalk model Gia's life. However, it is unremittingly depressing from ten minutes in. When Gia jumps over ... more

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      • A customer from Jersey, Channel Islands
      • Posted 06 May 2005 18:19
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      Gia Carangi (Angelina Jolie), one of America's first supermodels, lives hard and dies young in the glamourous, excessive urban wilds of 1970s New York City. The made-for-HBO drama was adapted by director Michael Cristofer and novelist Jay McInerney from the biography THING OF BEAUTY by Stephen ...