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Four individuals living near Coney Island in Brooklyn suffer from their menacing addiction to heroin, cocaine, and speed. The drugs are very easily obtained and keep each in its cycle of dependence. Harry Goldfarb is your typical heroin junky with an ambitious plan of 'Getting off hard knocks,...

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Uniform Title:Requiem for a dream (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Kronos Quartet, Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), Thousand Words (Firm), Sibling Productions, Protozoa Pictures, Industry Entertainment, Bandeira Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Watson, Eric, West, Palmer, Selby, Hubert, Jr., 1928-2004, Aronofsky, Darren, Burstyn, Ellen, 1932-, Leto, Jared, 1971-, Connelly, Jennifer, Wayans, Marlon, Mansell, Clint
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2009]
Edition:Director's cut.
Subjects:
Heroin abuse > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Cocaine abuse > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Methamphetamine abuse > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Mothers and sons > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Male friendship > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Crime films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Four individuals living near Coney Island in Brooklyn suffer from their menacing addiction to heroin, cocaine, and speed. The drugs are very easily obtained and keep each in its cycle of dependence. Harry Goldfarb is your typical heroin junky with an ambitious plan of 'Getting off hard knocks, ' with help from his cocaine crazed girlfriend Marion and his long time friend Tyrone. In the mean time, his widowed mother is obsessed with the glamor of television and eventually finds her way to a dietitian who pushes her into the cycle of drug induced enslavement.
Item Description:Title from container.
Based upon the book by Hubert Selby, Jr.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
Special features: 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.; theatrical trailers and TV spots. (Features not rated.).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc, regions A, B and C, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD 7.1 surround, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Unrated. This motion picture previously was released in a version rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence. This unrated version contains material different from the original R-rated version.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editor, Jay Rabinowitz ; original score, Clint Mansell ; string quartet performers, Kronos Quartet.