Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia by Stephen Fried
1994
Weight: 8.2 oz
Method of Disposal: Leaving at Joe's in EAV
I came to Gia, like manylesbians people of my age did, through the film in which Angelina Jolie starred. It is the movie that made me lust for Angie above all others for years, and it is the movie that made me buy a book about a supermodel (something I never would have done). The sexiness of Angelina and the queer love story snagged me, but the human pain and struggle would have stuck with me no matter what. The book showed a far more disturbing underbelly to the fashion industry and the young fans of the industry than the movie but, though I hate to admit it, I mostly remember Angelina kicking in a window, desperate for someone to love her, being abusive (though I did not recognize it then as that--though I knew it wasn't good) to the beautiful Linda. I remember Gia's pain, Linda's turmoil, the drugs, the misunderstandings, the family.
It was absolutely a movie a high schooler would love. I say that, but I am not trying to take away from the adult pain...just recognizing the obvious.
1994
Weight: 8.2 oz
Method of Disposal: Leaving at Joe's in EAV
I came to Gia, like many
It was absolutely a movie a high schooler would love. I say that, but I am not trying to take away from the adult pain...just recognizing the obvious.
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