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Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Name: Requiem for a Dream
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Genre: drama film
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 8.3

Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Aronofsky and Hubert Selby Jr., based on Selby's 1978 novel. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. The film depicts four characters affected by drug addiction and how it alters their physical and emotional states. Their addictions cause them to become…

Directed by Darren Aronofsky · Shot by Matthew Libatique · Cut by Jay Rabinowitz · Music by Clint Mansell · 102 min

Behind the scenes

Marlon Wayans Rewatches White Chicks, Requiem for a Dream, Scary Movie & More | Vanity Fair — Vanity Fair · 13 min
Requiem For A Dream - The Structure of Self-Destruction — The House of Tabula · 16 min
The Effective Scoring of Requiem for a Dream — Spikima Movies · 16 min
Requiem For A Dream: Ode To Editing — This Guy Edits · 9 min
Requiem For A Dream (2000 Movie) Score “Lux Aeterna” - Kronos Quartet Social Distance Performance — Lionsgate Movies · 5 min

Elsewhere

Requiem for a Dream on Wikipedia
All Darren Aronofsky films

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