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Release Date:
27 October 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
From the director of [Pi]
Plot:
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 20 wins
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34 nominations
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(98 articles)
Decade: Darren Aronofsky on “Requiem For a Dream”
(From indieWIRE. 1 December 2009, 10:24 AM, PST)
The Flock of ‘Black Swan’ Grows
(From Atomic Popcorn. 9 November 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
(From indieWIRE. 1 December 2009, 10:24 AM, PST)
The Flock of ‘Black Swan’ Grows
(From Atomic Popcorn. 9 November 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
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"Requiem" Is a Heavyweight
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Sara Goldfarb | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Harry Goldfarb | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Marion Silver | |
| Marlon Wayans | ... | Tyrone C. Love | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | Tappy Tibbons | |
| Louise Lasser | ... | Ada | |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | Rae | |
| Janet Sarno | ... | Mrs. Pearlman | |
| Suzanne Shepherd | ... | Mrs. Scarlini | |
| Joanne Gordon | ... | Mrs. Ovadia | |
| Charlotte Aronofsky | ... | Mrs. Miles | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Mr. Rabinowitz | |
| Michael Kaycheck | ... | Donut Cop (as Mike Kaycheck) | |
| Jack O'Connell | ... | Corn Dog Stand Boss | |
| Chas Mastin | ... | Lyle Russel |
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Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence. (edited version)
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Runtime:
102 min | South Korea:100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:NC-17 (original rating) (certificate #37726) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Brazil:18 |
Denmark:15 |
South Africa:18 |
South Africa:16 (theatrical rating) |
Czech Republic:15 |
USA:Unrated (director's cut) |
Japan:R-18 (original rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (edited version) |
Canada:R (director's cut) (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Chile:14 (re-rated) |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:R-15 (re-rating on appeal) |
Mexico:C |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:Open (rating surrendered: 2000) |
USA:R (censored video version)
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In the opening scene you can hear the sounds of a string quartet tuning up for a performance in the soundtrack. Just before the title rolls down, you hear a conductor tap on his music stand to ready the quartet for a performance. The people tuning up are "The Kronos Quartet", who played most of the music for the film. The maestro bringing them to attention is Darren Aronofsky, the director.
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Continuity: The purse strap changes positions between shots when Marion heads to and enters the elevator.
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Quotes:
Tyrone C. Love:
DY-NO-MITE!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fetish Mode (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Bialy & Lox Conga
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Why did that happen to Harry?How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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You will not so much as want to take a sip of wine after watching this mesmerizing film about the horrors of drug addiction. I was not a fan of director Darren Aronofsky's debut film "Pi," but with this movie he proves to be a filmmaker of unlimited vision and style. Four characters in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn are all driven to despair due to their drug abuse, the saddest being Ellen Burstyn as a nice Jewish widow who unwittingly becomes addicted to prescription diet pills that help her lose weight but drag her into a world of hallucinations and paranoia. Burstyn is superb. It is so refreshing to see such a great veteran like her in such a challenging leading role, one in which she goes through a hell worse than that in "The Exorcist."
But this is a director's film if there ever was one. Aronofsky knows how to tell a story in a way that is dazzling in its use of sound, editing, and cinematography. The score by the Kronos Quartet and Clint Mansell is the most striking movie music I have heard in a very long time.
"Requiem for a Dream" is not a movie for everyone. It is the essence of independent filmmaking, a daring, engrossing, artful film that stays with you long after you leave the theater. Hollywood bubblegum this ain't.