Requiem for a Dream (Unrated) (US)
From the director of `Pi`
Certificate: none
Running Time: 102 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Darren Aronofsky, director of the critical smash Pi, follows up his acclaimed debut with a gritty, stylish, emotionally charged story of love, loss, drugs and dreams amid the faded glory of Coney Island. Intricately linking the lives of a struggling, small-time drug dealer (Jared Leto), his pill-popping mother (Ellen Burstyn), his upper-class girlfriend (Jennifer Connelly) and his best friend (Marlon Wayans), Requiem For A Dream is a hypnotic tale of four human beings each pursuing their vision of happiness. Even as everything begins to fall apart, they refuse to let go, plummeting with their dreams into a nightmarish, gut-wrenching freefall.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Commentary by Director Darren Aronofsky
Commentary by Director of Photography Matthew Libatique
"The Making Of Requiem For A Dream" Documentary
Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
Memories, Dreams and Addictions: Ellen Burstyn Interviews Hubert Selby Jr.
The Anatomy Of A Scene
Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
Cast and Crew Information
Production Notes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Darren Aronofsky
Written By:
Darren Aronofsky
Hubert Selby Jr.
Starring:
Louise Lasser
Christopher McDonald
Marlon Wayans
Jennifer Connelly
Jared Leto
Ellen Burstyn
Casting By:
Mary Vernieu
Anne McCarthy
Soundtrack By:
Clint Mansell
Director of Photography:
Matthew Libatique
Editor:
Jay Rabinowitz
Costume Designer:
Laura Jean Shannon
Production Designer:
James Chinlund
Producer:
Palmer West
Eric Watson
Scott Vogel
Jonah Smith
Randy Simon
Ann Ruark
Scott Franklin
Executive Producer:
Nick Wechsler
Stefan Simchowitz
Beau Flynn
Ben Barenholtz
Distributor:
Artisan Entertainment
Your Opinions and Comments
Ellen Burstyn gives an Oscar level performance.
The video transfer is excellent. The visuals of the movie are mostly hypnotic and hallucinated. The brilliant (though extremely repetitive) cut scenes are amazing. There are no compression signs and the dark scenes are all rendered beautifully.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is great as well. I did not expect such a movie to have a bombastic soundtrack, but the soundtrack is extremely powerful. The surrounds are used both for sound effects and for the haunting musical score.
The menus are all cleverly animated with sound.
The extras include 2 commentaries, a behind the scenes look, 9 deleted scenes and some production notes.
Bottom line - while this movie is utterly depressing in a sense that it gives you no hope and more importantly - leaves you with no hope - it is a must see. It will hit you right on the face, over and over again, and will leave you bleeding and hurting for a long, long time.