Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Cristofer
Starring:
Summary:
Gia Carangi (Angelina Jolie) travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper (Faye Dunaway), a wise and high-powered agent who takes Gia under her wing. With Cooper's help and her own natural instincts, Gia quickly shoots to the top of the modelling world. When Cooper dies of lung cancer, however, Gia turns to drugs -- and both she and her career begin to spiral out of control.
Reasons to Watch
Starring a young and then unknown Angelina Jolie as the rebellious and troubled model
Faye Dunaway plays the agent who discovers her
Based on true story of the tragic life and death Gia Carragi
Gia is credited as being the original first "supermodel" and started heroin chic
Touches on several controversial themes like drugs addiction, homosexuality, aids, brutal and harsh modelling industry
Book version available Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia by stephen F
Reasons to Watch
Starring a young and then unknown Angelina Jolie as the rebellious and troubled model
Faye Dunaway plays the agent who discovers her
Based on true story of the tragic life and death Gia Carragi
Gia is credited as being the original first "supermodel" and started heroin chic
Touches on several controversial themes like drugs addiction, homosexuality, aids, brutal and harsh modelling industry
Book version available Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia by stephen F
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