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Gia

Angelina Jolie, Mercedes Ruehl, Faye Dunaway, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kylie Travis

America's first supermodel Gia Carangi lives hard and dies young in the glamorous, excessive urban wilds of 1970s New York City. Adapted by Cristofer and novelist Jay McInerney from the biography "Thi...( read more  read more... )ng of Beauty" by Stephen Fried. Made for HBO. Available in rated and unrated versions.

Id: 9412166

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  • stopitgoaway
    July 24, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    Quite simply put, it's one of the best films I have ever seen. Putting aside the facts that some of it is not quite accurate, it is still brilliant.

    I'd heard of this film some years ago but never had the opportunity to see it. But recently, I decided to give it a shot, not know...( read more)ing I was about to be put through one hell of a ride.

    It's probably Angelina Jolie's best acting to date - I've always liked her anyway, but in this she really shines, vividly showing us the wild and tragic life of Gia in a way that I doubt very, very few actresses of today could carry out. She flies from mood to mood with an honesty so passionate that it is hard to believe Jolie herself isn't truly Gia.

    Elizabeth Mitchell plays her off-and-on lover, Linda with such care and understanding that you want to fall in love with Linda as well as Gia. The chemistry between the two of them is incredible. Mitchell is, very unfortunately, one of the most underrated actresses around. Critics and fans alike are right to wonder why on earth this woman hasn't won some kind of award for her pure talent.

    Put these two together and you get a recipe for one of the most well-acted films of the last fifteen years. And adding Faye Dunaway to the mix... well, what can I say.

    The film follows the tragic life of Gia Carangi, America's first supermodel. From beginning to end you are assaulted with anger, sadness, happiness, and a growing sense of falling and dread so intense that after it finished I let out a breath as if I had been holding it the entire way through the film. For days afterwards the film kept itself firmly in my mind until I just had to watch it again and put myself through the almost harrowing experience that it is.

    Harrowing, yes. It is a film that can be hard to watch. But it is worth it.
  • mrpopcorn
    April 25, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect."

    Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s.

    REVIEW

    This film is a poignant story about Gia Carangi, ...( read more)America's first supermodel, who rose to fame in her late teens and died of AIDS at the age of 26. Angelina Jolie is incredible as Gia. She never holds back, letting emotions fill the screen in every frame. The scene with Gia and her mother in the apartment, as well as the rehab and hospital scenes, are devastating.

    The supporting cast is very good, too, particularly Elizabeth Mitchell as Gia's lover Linda, who can only watch helplessly as her girlfriend descends into drug hell, and Mercedes Ruehl as Gia's mother Kathleen, whose influence returns when it is too late. Excellent drama, made even more tragic by the fact that it is true.
  • JennifairyW
    September 22, 2008
    JennifairyW
    "You scare the shit out of people so they can't see how scared you are."

    "This is life, not heaven. You don't have to be perfect."

    Knew I loved Angelina after this movie. ♥


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  • sanjurosamurai
    July 8, 2008
    sanjurosamurai
    angelina jolie was excellent and the soundtrack was solid, but everything else about this film was terrible. it was trashy, oddly directed, and incredibly boring. not worth the watch.
  • rebvodka042099
    July 6, 2008
    rebvodka042099
    I don't know what's worse, Angelina Jolie or the movie...
  • dex5
    November 22, 2009
    dex5
    You know what I think? I think there's a reason for everything. And I think that there's a plan for everyone. And I think that God has a big plan for me. Just not in this life.

    I'd tell them that you don't have to be anybody. Because I'd know that being somebody doesn't make y...( read more)ou anybody anyway.
  • xweirdox
    November 21, 2009
    xweirdox
    What a fucked up messy little bitch she was...!
  • julietast11
    November 20, 2009
    julietast11
    cool movie with angelina j.
  • nightfaeriekitty
    November 19, 2009
    nightfaeriekitty
    Angelina Jolie at her best.
  • cdurirupte
    November 19, 2009
    cdurirupte
    it's a life of pasions who kills you anyway
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