Requiem for a Dream

novel by Selby, Jr.

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film adaptation by Aronofsky

  • Darren 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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