Requiem for a Dream
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Burstyn
- In Ellen Burstyn
…performance as an addict in Requiem for a Dream (2000) was critically lauded, as was her turn as first lady Barbara Bush in Oliver Stone’s W. (2008). In 2014 she played the grown daughter of a spaceship pilot in the big-screen drama Interstellar. Burstyn’s later credits included Lucy in the…
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Connelly
- In Jennifer Connelly
…and degradation in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000). She then appeared in the Jackson Pollock biopic Pollock (2000). Connelly earned a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind. She went on to star with Ben Kingsley in House of…
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Leto
- In Jared Leto
…heroin addict in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000), Leto gained a reputation for going to exceptional lengths in order to prepare for a role. He lost some 25 pounds (11 kg) and reportedly lived on the streets with junkies in preparation for the film. Leto appeared in the…
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