The three deal heroin in a bid to realize their dreams Harry and Marion plan to open a clothing store for Marion's designs, while Tyrone seeks the approval of his mother and an escape from the ghetto. Her son Harry is a heroin addict, along with his girlfriend Marion and his friend Tyrone. Sara Goldfarb, a widow who lives alone in a Brighton Beach apartment, spends her time watching television. 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.
It received a positive response from critics despite not doing well at the box office.
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. During the post-production process, the music was composed by Clint Mansell while Jay Rabinowitz worked for editing. Principal photography took place in Brooklyn, New York, from April to June 1999. He and the cast speak of the film being about addictions in general, and not just drugs, and how one’s attempts to fulfill their dreams can fuel an addiction with a theme of loneliness and avoidance of reality in different ways. Aronofsky was enthusiastic about the story and developed the script with Selby, despite initial struggles to obtain funding for the film's production. Selby had always intended to adapt the novel into a film, as he had written a script years prior to Aronofsky approaching him. Selby's novel was optioned by Aronofsky and producer Eric Watson. As the film progresses, each character deteriorates, and their reality is overtaken by delusion, resulting in catastrophe. Their addictions cause them to become imprisoned in a world of delusion and desperation. The film depicts four characters affected by drug addiction and how it alters their physical and emotional states. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Hubert Selby Jr., with whom Aronofsky wrote the screenplay. Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald, and Marlon Wayans.
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