REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Genre
Crime, Drama
Language
VOA
Duration
102
Rating
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PARC AT MIDNIGHT: STAFF PICKS
Selected by Maeva, customer service staff member, and Caroline, manager:
“I think it’s one of the only movies I’ve seen that stayed with me from A to Z. […] I think it tackles really important subjects and that anybody should watch this film.” — Maeva
“There’s something wonderful about telling stories that go against what we are used to. […] I think it’s something that shocks you, but that also changes your outlook on a lot of things.” — Caroline
Synopsis: Four Coney Island dreamers chase love, fame, and escape, but addiction and obsession begin to distort their hopes for a better life.
“Two decades on, Requiem for a Dream doesn’t look especially cool – but then, it never really did. Rather, its numbing, slightly-sick-in-your-mouth power remains undiminished, as does the hard-driving impact of Aronofsky’s film-making: it set the pace for a filmography marked by earnest, grandiose outrageousness, from the ludicrous, ravishing romantic folly of The Fountain through to the magnificent, unapologetically narcissistic artist’s self-diagnosis of his recent Mother!.” (THE GUARDIAN)
Directed by
Darren Aronofsky
Actors
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
Country
United States
Version
Original English Version
Release year
2000