Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
Acting
Jolie's Golden Globe win was inevitable; she's feral and heartbreaking.
Costume
Gia basically weaponizes denim and leather. Iconic.
Direction
Mockumentary interviews create brutal emotional distance.
Director
Michael Cristofer
Angelina Jolie
Gia
Elizabeth Mitchell
Linda
Eric Michael Cole
T.J.
Kylie Travis
Stephanie
Louis Giambalvo
Joe Carangi
John Considine
Bruce Cooper
Scott Cohen
Mike Mansfield
Edmund Genest
Francesco
Mercedes Ruehl
Kathleen Carangi
Faye Dunaway
Wilhelmina Cooper
Joe Basile
Disco Doorman Tony
Lombardo Boyar
Hood #2
Jullian Dulce Vida
Hood #3
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Gia Carangi was the first famous woman to die of AIDS, making this essentially a biopic about erasure before it was mainstream.
Jolie and Mitchell's chemistry was so intense that rumors of an on-set romance circulated for years; the bathtub scene remains one of the most erotic and tender moments in 90s cinema.
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