Gia
DVD cover
Directed by	Michael Cristofer
Produced by	James D. Brubaker
Written by	Jay McInerney Michael Cristofer
Starring	Angelina Jolie Faye Dunaway Mercedes Ruehl Elizabeth Mitchell
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Cinematography	Rodrigo García
Editing by	Eric A. Sears
Distributed by	HBO
Release date(s)	January 31, 1998
Running time	126 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Gia is a 1998 American 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.

[edit] Plot

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 and beauty help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modelling 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 make-up artist. Their love affair first starts when both pose nude and make love to each other after a photoshoot. However, after a while Linda begins to worry about Gia's drug use and gives her an ultimatum. Gia chooses 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.

[edit] Cast

• Angelina Jolie as Gia Carangi
• Elizabeth Mitchell as Linda
• Eric Michael Cole as T.J.
• Kylie Travis as Stephanie
• Louis Giambalvo as Joseph Carangi
• John Considine as Bruce Cooper
• Scott Cohen as Mike Mansfield
• Edmund Genest as Francesco Scavullo
• Mercedes Ruehl as Kathleen Carangi
• Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper
• Alexander Enberg as Chris von Wangenheim
• Mila Kunis as Young Gia

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Gia at the Internet Movie Database
• Gia at Allmovie