Gia

Gia
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Written by	Jay McInerney Michael Cristofer
Directed by	Michael Cristofer
Starring	Angelina Jolie Faye Dunaway Mercedes Ruehl Elizabeth Mitchell
Theme music composer	Terence Blanchard
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	James D. Brubaker
Cinematography	Rodrigo García
Editor(s)	Eric A. Sears
Running time	126 minutes
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)

Gia is a 1998 biographical HBO film about the tragic life and times of one of America's first supermodels, Gia Marie Carangi. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper, with Mercedes Ruehl 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.

Gia Carangi (Angelina Jolie) 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 (Faye Dunaway). Gia's attitude and beauty help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry, but her persistent loneliness after the death of Wilhelmina drives her to experiment with mood-altering drugs like cocaine.

She becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Linda (Elizabeth Mitchell), a make-up artist. Their love affair first starts when both pose nude and make love to each other after a photo shoot. 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 (Mercedes Ruehl), 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, having already progressed to full blown AIDS. She spends the remainder of her life in the hospital until she dies.

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