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Gia
Gia is a 1998 biographical HBO film about the 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.
Plot
Gia Carangi is a Philadelphia native who was taken to New York by Sondra Scerca to meet powerful agent[[Wilhelmina Cooper] . Gia's attitude and beauty help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry, but her persistent loneliness, especially after the death of Wilhelmina, drives her to experiment with mood-altering drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
More details
| author | Jay McInerney Michael Cristofer |
|---|---|
| director | Michael Cristofer |
| events | heroin non-controlled substance abuse |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | cocaine drug habit drug use gia carangi hiv love affair methadone model new york philadelphia photo shoot |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard |
| publisher | HBO Home Box Office |
| theme | biographical drama lgbt-related mockumentary |