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.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 11705 | Artisan Home Entertainment11793 | Artisan Home Entertainment11815 | Artisan Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, c2001.Edition: Edited versionDescription: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles:- Requiem for a dream (Motion picture).
- Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; original score by Clint Mansell ; music performed by Kronos Quartet.
- 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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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., this gritty drama concerns four people trapped by their addictions. Harry (Jared Leto), and his best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) are impoverished heroin addicts living in Coney Island, NY, while Harry's girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly) is a fellow addict trying to distance herself from her wealthy father. Harry dreams of scoring a pound of smack, from which he could make enough money to open a clothing boutique with Marion, but so far he and his friends can barely scrape by supporting their own habits. Meanwhile, Harry's mother Sara (Ellen Burstyn), who spends her days watching television, is told she has the opportunity to appear on her favorite game show; wanting to lose enough weight to fit into her favorite red dress, she visits a sleazy doctor who gives her a prescription for amphetamines. Soon Sara has a drug habit of her own that is spiraling out of control. Requiem for a Dream was directed by Darren Aronofsky, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Selby; it was Aronofsky's second feature, following his acclaimed independent film Pi. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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.
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)