#Requiem For A Dream Arrives On 4K Ultra HD Steelbook This January

For the cinema, the year 2000 gave audiences quite a few memorable psychological dramas that left their mark on the minds of the viewers and still fhold up well today. Films like Memento, American Psycho, Amores perros and more took the viewer into the minds of the characters and showed us the darker sides of humanity. Some say Requiem For A Dream has haunted them since they experienced it. 22 years later Lionsgate is releasing Requiem For A Dream, the Darren Aronofsky psychological drama, boasting an ensemble cast including Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly and Ellen Burstyn, along with Marlon Wayans, portraying unforgettable charcacters in striking circumstances.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

One of the most powerful psychological films ever made, Requiem For A Dream is soon to be released on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. From Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky (2010, Best Director, Black Swan), the critically acclaimed film features cinematography by two-time Academy Award nominee Matthew Libatique (2010, Best Achievement in Cinematography, Black Swan; 2018, Best Achievement in Cinematography, A Star is Born), music by Golden Globe nominee Clint Mansell (2006, Best Original Score, The Fountain), and stars Academy Award winners Ellen Burstyn (1974, Best Actress, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore), Jared Leto (2013, Best Supporting Actor, Dallas Buyers Club), and Jennifer Connelly (2001, Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind), as well as Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie franchise, White Chicks). Featuring all new artwork from Vance Kelly, Requiem For A Dream will be available on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook at Best Buy for the suggested retail price of $27.99.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream – with a screenplay by Aronofsky and Hubert Selby Jr., based on Selby’s novel – stars Oscar winners Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, and Ellen Burstyn, along with Marlon Wayans, in a hypnotic film about four people pursuing their visions of happiness. Even as everything begins to fall apart, they refuse to let go, plummeting with their dreams into a nightmarish, gut-wrenching freefall.

4K ULTRA HD SPECIAL FEATURES

• “On Set: 1999” Featurette
• “Transcendent Moments: The Score of Requiem for a Dream” Featurette
• “Ellen Burstyn on Requiem for a Dream” Featurette
• “Through Their Eyes: Revisiting Requiem for a Dream” Featurette

CAST

Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, The Exorcist, The Age of Adaline)

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad, Blade Runner 2049)

Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, House of Sand and Fog, Noah)

Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie, White Chicks, TV’s Marlon)

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2000

Title Copyright: Requiem for a Dream © 2000 Requiem for a Dream, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Catalog Re-Release

Rating: R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence

Genre: Drama

Closed-Captioned: N/A

Subtitles: English and Spanish

Feature Run Time: 102 minutes

4K Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16×9 (1.85:1) Presentation with Dolby Vision

4K Audio: English 7.1 DTS-HD Master AudioTM

Requiem For A Dream arrives January 18 on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy.

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