Requiem for a dream

Requiem for a dream [videorecording] / Artisan Entertainment and Thousand Words present a Sibling/Protozoa production in association with Industry and Bandeira Entertainment ; screenplay by Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky ; produced by Eric Watson and Palmer West ; directed by Darren Aronofsky. - Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, c2001. - 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

"Director's cut"--Container. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby, Jr. Videodisc release of the 2000 motion picture. Special features includes: commentary by director; commentary by director of photography; documentary, The making of Requiem for a dream; deleted scenes with optional director commentary; Memories, dreams and addictions: Ellen Burstyn interviews Hubert Selby Jr.; production notes; theatrical trailers and TV spots; cast and crew information; production notes.

Director of photography, Matthew Libatique; editor, Jay Rabinowitz; music, Clint Mansell. Director of photography, Matthew Libatique; editor, Jay Rabinowitz; music, Clint Mansell.

Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans.

"... The story intricately links the lives of a lonely widowed mother ..., her son Harry..., his beautiful girlfriend Marion ... and his best friend Tyrone ... [The film] 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."--Container.

Not rated.


DVD; 5.1 Dolby digital audio; widescreen.


Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

012236118152

11815 Artisan Home Entertainment


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