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For his follow-up to his darkly brilliant debut, PI, director Darren Aronofsky chose to adapt a tough and meaty piece of work: Hubert Selby's 1968 novel REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, a dark spiral into the abyss of barren fantasies doomed to extinction. However, in Aronofsky's frenetic, visionary, unique, and disturbing style lies the perfect setting for this story of four people whose intertwined lives are filled with eternally hopeful despair. This is a different sort of horror film. Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto) and Marion Silver (Jennifer Connelly) are lovers in Brooklyn with dreams of setting up a small business and spending the rest of their lives in love--their version of the American dream. The two are also desperate heroin addicts, a compulsion that darkens their lives and leads Harry to repeatedly pawn his mother's television. His mother, Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), is addicted to television, which is why she keeps replacing the stolen set. One day she receives a call from her favorite show, the surreal TAPPY TIBBONS SHOW, and learns that she has been selected to appear on an upcoming broadcast. When she can't fit into her best red dress, her doctor prescribes diet pills (uppers), to which she swiftly and painfully becomes addicted. Harry's cohort, an intelligent hustler named Tyrone (Marlon Wayans), completes the foursome. With its unflinching dissection of addiction, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM is a psychologically disturbing, visually captivating depiction of lost hope. The last half hour of the film is among the most harrowing of any film ever made.
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Genre: Dramas
Rating: Unrated
Relase Company: Artisan Entertainment
Format: DVD
UPC: 00012236118152
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Product Title: Requiem for a Dream (DVD - 2000)
Lowest Price: $10.99
Power Score: 4.2 | 47 Reviews
The finest acting in the "oughts" (2000 to 2004) so far---the Academy shamefully overlooked Ellen Burnstyn. Her performance is the heart of this incredible or difficult film. You will not believe your eyes when you see what she goes through. Jennifer Connelly, Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans (appearing in his first dramatic role) are equally believable in this anti-drug film that does not glamorize...
I would recommend this movie! It almost made me cry at the end!
one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen! I like the story though.
Shoot me for saying this but I found nothing entertaining about this film at all. This is not the kind of film you watch if you've had a great day at work. Seeing such an amazingly talented actress like Ellen Burstyn dripping with sweat as she declines into a revolting drug habit and watching Jennifer Connelly perform a lewd sex act in front of a bunch of horny men was definitely not my idea of...
This is a very disturbing film about the use of drugs and the effects it can have on people who use them. The director, Darren Aronofsky, does a fantastic job of letting the viewers become a part of the lives of four drug addicts. Without a doubt, this is not an uplifting movie and it seeing it on a date with another person will probably ruin your night. But that's why it's so great...drugs will...
A little "graphic", but I think it is well worth the money spent to see it. I think this is a movie every parent should show their kids if they want them to stay off drugs! Jared Leto surpised me...he did a great job acting!
Unusual film and unique in the execution and camera angles..This is a very adult film with very adult themes. This is not a feel good movie and can be depressing at times..it does get 3 stars for the sad realism of it all.
5 stars, but a reserved 5 stars. An excellent movie that was also incredibly offensive and revolting at the same time. Why, you ask? The depictions of the lows of human nature which the characters enter are 100% revolting and disgusting. If you have a weak stomach, are opposed to depictions of sex, violence, drug abuse, etc., by all means DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. For those who can appreciate the...
This was an amazing film. I thought that the cinematography was fantastic, and all though it was quite graphic, the reality of it was very raw and drew me in. It is emotional and depressing, but enthralling and very well done. It is most definatley a movie that you need to watch closely and pay attention to- it is deep and detailed. 5 stars without a doubt.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.11 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #561 movie of all time, #10 movie from 2000 and #334 Drama movie of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 150 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the movie ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other movies ranked, click on the...
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Though the movie may be too intense for some to stomach, the wonderful performances and the bleak imagery are hard to forget.
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Requiem for a Dream (DVD - 2000)
This is the most intense movie I have ever seen. Everything is great about this movie. The acting, the directing, and the cinematography truly great about this film. Aronosfky makes you feel the characters pain with his direction.