Requiem for a Dream
novel by Selby, Jr.
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film adaptation by Aronofsky
- In Darren Aronofsky: Pi and Requiem for a Dream
’s 1978 book of the same name about four people struggling with various addictions, including to diet pills and heroin. The film employed what became Aronofsky’s trademark technique: the hip-hop montage, a style that features quick-cut editing, extreme close-ups, and split-screen effects. He explained the technique to…
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