Requiem for a dream

Requiem for a dream [videorecording] / Artisan Entertainment and Thousand Words present a Sibling/Protozoa production in association with Industry and Bandeira Entertainment ; a film by Darren Aronofsky ; executive producers, Nick Wechsler, Beau Flynn, Stefan Simchowitz ; produced by Eric Watson and Palmer West ; directed by Darren Aronofsky ; screenplay by Hubert Selby, Jr. and Darren Aronofsky. - Edited version. - Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, c2001. - 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the novel: Requiem for a dream by Hubert Selby, Jr. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.

Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with director Darren Aronofsky ; optional audio feature commentary with director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; Making of featurette (ca. 35 min.) ; deleted scenes ; Anatomy of a scene (ca. 6 min.) ; Memories, Dreams & Addictions [featurette] (ca. 20 min.) ; original theatrical trailers and tv spots; cast and crew bios [text feature] ; production notes [text feature].

Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; original score by Clint Mansell ; music performed by Kronos Quartet. Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; original score by Clint Mansell ; music performed by Kronos Quartet.

Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans.

Harry, his best friend Tyrone, his girlfriend Marion, and his mother all struggle with drug addiction against a backdrop of the abandoned beaches and faded glory of Coney Island, Brooklyn.

MPAA rating: R for extensive depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence.


DVD ; NTSC, region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround audio ; 16:9 widescreen version.


Closed-captioned.

Boston Society of Film Critics Award, 2000: Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn). Independent Spirit Award, 2001: Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique) and Best Female Lead (Ellen Burstyn). Stockholm Film Festival, 2000: Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn)

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Drug abuse--Drama.
Drug addicts--Drama.
Mothers and sons--Drama.


Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)--Drama.


Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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