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Gia (TV)

HBO Classics

Gia

1998

Michael Cristofer

Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Faye Dunaway, Eric Michael Cole ...

6.2

2,921

Drama When Gia Carangi first arrives in New York City, she's a beautiful drop-out from Philadelphia brashly bursting through the closed doors of top modeling agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's electrifying personality and potent sexuality soon find their way onto the covers of America's top-selling magazines. But being loved by the world isn't the same as being loved by one - an unfulfilled desire that can take Gia dangerous places. And for a ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Ray Richmond Variety	"Uncompromisingly bleak, the artistically ambitious 'Gia' is a 'Boogie Nights' for the 1980s (...) A mesmerizing tour de force for lead Angelina Jolie"	POS
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"It's a fascinating story, but co-screenwriter/first-time director Michael Cristofer and co-screenwriter Jay McInerney never really get a handle on their iconoclastic subject"	NEU
Canada	Allan Tong Exclaim!	"Cristofer and co-writer/novelist Jay McInerney avoid the clichés of the typical biopic (...) and flesh out a three-dimensional heroine from the iconic Gia Caranagi"	POS
United Kingdom	Maj Canton Radio Times	"Angelina Jolie gives an early knockout performance in this dark and provocative TV movie (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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