7 films about the life of the most famous models

Dramas, comedies, thrillers - these films about the fashion industry can inspire, make you laugh, or shock. They talk about the life of models, which is full of difficulties.

14 PHOTOS

1. Frame from the film "Verushka: life in Front of the Camera"

"Verushka: Life in Front of the Camera" is a documentary film about the famous fashion model of the 60s. In the genre of etude sketches, the audience is presented with the fateful biographical events that made Verushka von Lendorf a legend in the glossy world. She was ahead of her time, becoming the ancestor of body painting, combining fashion and art.

2. Model Vera von Lendorf

3. "Gia"

The plot of the melodrama "Gia" is based on the life of one of the world's supermodels, Gia Marie Karanji. Starring Angelina Jolie. Gia is an odious figure in the modeling industry. Scandals accompanied her throughout her career - parties with drugs, the cult of hedonism, and promiscuity. The film "Gia" is a story of self-destruction. In 1986, the model died of AIDS, she was only 26 years old.

4. Models Gia Marie Carangi

5. "Podium"

The documentary "Runway" (1995) is an immersion in the world of supermodels. Spotlight on Christy Turlington and Milan-Paris-New York Spring-Summer 1994 Fashion Week. Directed by director Robert Leacock, the film lets you experience the busy schedules of supermodels, the tough demands of work, and life outside the catwalk.

6. Model Christy Turlington

7. "Neon Demon"

"Neon Demon" is the story of a model in the world of the fashion industry, filmed in the horror genre. The main character Jessie comes to Los Angeles to rise to the top of the modeling business. In the world of glamor, she will face the vicious beauty and cruel methods of competitors. The path to fame can cost a life, no wonder the director originally wanted to call the film "I'm Walking with a Dead Man."

8. "Funny face"

1957 comedy melodrama with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. In the story, a photographer and a fashion editor decide on a gamble in search of a new face for the cover. Instead of the usual glamorous pacifiers, they aim the lens at a young bookstore saleswoman. Funny Face is a Cannes Film Festival and Oscar nominee.

9. "Unbuttoned"

The documentary "Unbuttoned" is a rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of fashion shows. The protagonist, designer Isaac Mizrahi, is preparing for the show of the author's autumn-winter collection in New York in 1994. The beautiful and cruel sides of the world of the fashion industry are openly revealed to the viewer. The filming was attended by catwalk icons - Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, and Cindy Crawford.

10. Naomi Campbell

11. Linda Evangelista

12. Cindy Crawford

13. "Desert Flower"

Biographical drama about Waris Diria. The future celebrity was born in Somalia, in a nomadic community. They decided to marry 13-year-old Varys to a man who was fit for her grandfather. Before marriage, a girl must undergo the barbaric procedure of female circumcision. Escaping from the community, crossing the desert, wandering in London, starting a modeling career, and fighting for women's rights - Varys defied fate and changed the world.

14. Model Waris Dirie