Leto: No one forced me to lose weight for any film I’ve ever done. It was my idea, and I thought that given the circumstances, given my own personal experiences around addiction and addicts, it was appropriate, physically, that he’d be in that place. I also thought that if I lost a lot of weight and was restricting my food intake, that would put me in a place of constant craving. I thought that was a good place to be.

Requiem for a Dream is a 1978 novel by American writer Hubert Selby Jr., that concerns four New Yorkers whose lives spiral out of control as they succumb to their addictions. [1] Plot [ edit ]There were a lot of different technical things going on that I had never experienced before,” Ellen Burstyn says of her iconic speed-cleaning scene. “I was panting by the time we finished.” Requiem for a Dream is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the consequences of addiction. Famous Brooklyn landmarks that are featured in movies we love". Nooklyn . Retrieved March 14, 2020. I think that I thought [ Requiem] was going to be the thing that would catapult me into more success,” Heather Litteer tells Vulture. “But it was hard for me to get people to see me in other ways. Once I was doing a concert and somebody screamed ‘Ass to ass.’ I’m not bitter at all — I’m happy to have been part of such a cool film. But in the end, I feel like I’m the Requiem for a Dream girl.

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ballot" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2017 . Retrieved January 29, 2014. The ending just had no relief,” editor Jay Rabinowitz tells Vulture. “The ramp-up was taking it as far as we possibly could to land on the three of them curled up in the fetal position.” Aronofsky went to Harvard, and then studied directing at AFI, where he met future collaborators Matthew “Matty” Libatique and Eric Watson. Ellen Burstyn: my biggest challenge". Evening Standard. January 17, 2001 . Retrieved February 28, 2022.a b Howe, Dessen (November 3, 2000). "A Hopeless 'Dream' ". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018 . Retrieved February 28, 2022. Requiem for a Dream (2020) - An opera adaptation of the book and film composed by Michael Gordon and directed by James Darrah. It premiered at the Minnesota Opera in April 2020. The film premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, selected as an out-of-competition entry, followed by the United States theatrical release on October 6, 2000, by Artisan Entertainment. It received a positive response from critics despite being a box office disappointment. The film's visual style, direction, screenplay,editing, musical score, cast, emotional depth,and themes were all praised, with Burstyn receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. a b "BBC - Films - interview - Jennifer Connelly". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019 . Retrieved March 13, 2020.

Skorin-Kapov, Jadranka (2015) Darren Aronofsky's Films and the Fragility of Hope, p.32 Bloomsbury AcademicFrom top: Ending with the iconic shot of Jared Leto’s eyeball. Photo: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment Photo: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment