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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Gia
"Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live."
1998 2h 0m EN
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★7.1TMDB · 856
RomanceDramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
“Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.”
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Cristofer
- Writers
- Michael Cristofer, Jay McInerney
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michael Cristofer, shot by Rodrigo García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Angelina Jolie and Elizabeth Mitchell and Eric Michael Cole carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0123865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Cristofer directs. Rodrigo García behind the camera. Terence Blanchard scores. Eric A. Sears cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Michael Cristofer, shot by Rodrigo García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Angelina Jolie and Elizabeth Mitchell and Eric Michael Cole carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0123865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rodrigo García
- Original score
- Terence Blanchard
- Editing
- Eric A. Sears
- Production design
- David J. Bomba
- Costume design
- Robert Turturice
- Makeup / hair
- Timothy Lasquade
- Runtime
- 120 min · 2h 0m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Gia (1998)
Also by
Michael Cristofer
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
HBO Films
US
- MA
Marvin Worth Productions
US
- CI
Citadel Entertainment
US
- KA
Kahn Power Pictures
US
- GI
Gia Productions
US
Key crew
- ProducerJames D. Brubaker
- Associate ProducerTina Fortenberry
- Executive ProducerDavid R. Ginsburg
- Executive ProducerIlene Kahn Power
- Associate ProducerRichard Licata
- Executive ProducerMarvin Worth
- EditorEric A. Sears
- CastingLibby Goldstein
- CastingJunie Lowry-Johnson
- Production DesignDavid J. Bomba
- Art DirectionJohn R. Jensen
- Set DecorationKathy Lucas
- Costume DesignRobert Turturice
- HairstylistTimothy Lasquade
- Key Hair StylistBarbara Lorenz
- Key Makeup ArtistEmanuel Millar
- Key Makeup ArtistJaneen Schreyer
- Key Makeup ArtistNena Smarz
- Makeup ArtistDavid Syner
- Steadicam OperatorAndrew Rowlands
- Special Effects CoordinatorBruno Van Zeebroeck
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- aids
- biography
- addiction
- mockumentary
- fashion
- top model
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1998-01-31R
Also known as
International titles
- 吉雅CN
- Femme de rêveFR
- ジーア／悲劇のスーパーモデルJP
- 霓裳情挑女HK
