--- product_id: 109416291 title: "Requiem for a Dream [US Import] [Blu-ray] [Region A]" price: "€ 37.62" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/109416291-requiem-for-a-dream-us-import-blu-ray-region store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Requiem for a Dream [US Import] [Blu-ray] [Region A] **Price:** € 37.62 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Requiem for a Dream [US Import] [Blu-ray] [Region A] - **How much does it cost?** € 37.62 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/109416291-requiem-for-a-dream-us-import-blu-ray-region) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description NOTICE: The disk has English audio and subtitles. Review: A truly exceptional film - If I were you, I wouldn't read too much into the anti-drugs message. It sounds strange, but if you try too hard to find the message behind the film, you will miss the true impact, which lies not as an implicit "drugs are dangerous" ploy, but as the emotional reactions of the main characters as the find themselves in worse and worse scenarios. The film delivers no real clean-cut message, but simply tells the stories of the four characters, and is far more memorable for it. The performances from the leads are absolutely exceptional. Jared Leto suited the role down to the details, Jennifer Connelly was utterly believable in the conversion from sweetheart to whore; their relationship is never less than completely authentic and very emotional. The best performance, however, came from Ellen Burstyn, as the mother addicted to game shows and dieting. A phenomenal speech about her dieting to her son while on pills containing amphetamines shows just how convincing she is, as she manages to convey despondency, grief and hope, all with a frenetic twist to make the scene incredibly hard-hitting. The actors have a brilliant script to work with, the film is brilliantly directed by Aronofsky, and the stylised filmsing is inventive without ever seeming crass or distasteful. Not many directors could handle a fridge coming to life without making it seem laughably improbable. The storyline itself, however, is where the film gains its heart - and its true impact - from. It is flawless, and the climax of the film shows with sickening vivdness the four characters' dreams collapse once and for all; the electroconvulsive treatment, the bloody ampuation, the racial abuse/withdrawal symptons and the graphic sex all come together to give a heart- and stomach-rending finale to the film. The film is exceptional in almost all aspects, and contains some of the best acting I have seen in a long time. The score has become famous, and rightly so. This film cannot fail to move you deeply, as you see the plight of the characters in vivd detail. The DVD is OK, with enough special features, but it doesn't honestly matter when the film is so very powerful. Review: A complete masterpiece - This is one hell of a bleak film, but as long as you can watch it (some people I know couldn’t sit through it), it is an absolute masterpiece. It’s an adaption of a book by Hubert Selby Jr. about the various addictions of four people (an elderly widow, her son, his girlfriend and his best friend) , be they to drugs, television, or even the hope of a better tomorrow, in Brooklyn, New York. So far, so Trainspotting you might think. However, the two films are actually very different, not least in terms of visual style. In this aspect, Requiem For A Dream is streets ahead of it’s British counterpart. The director Darren Aronofsky, a native of Brooklyn himself, has done a first class job here, using a variety of different techniques, including split screens, time lapse photography and speeded up montages. In the commentary on the DVD, he said he wanted to avoid making an MTV-style film, but that’s what it looks like. This is by no means a criticism, though, the film looks absolutely fantastic, but I see no sense in denying its style. As well as the superb cinematography, the film also contains some superb performances from its four stars Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connolly and Marlon Wayans. Indeed, Burstyn was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, though she didn’t win. It is also nice to see Leto in a role where he has more to do than look handsome. This film is not one to watch when you are feeling a bit down, as it is not in the least bit cheery. I promise it will make you feel worse, as it is heartbreakingly sad to see the lives of the protagonists completely unravelling before their eyes, whilst they keep believing things are soon going to get better. Things don’t get better, they reach rock bottom for all of the characters. No redemption, no happy ending, just one of the best films of the last ten years. Absolutely essential. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Christopher McDonald, Darren Aronofsky, Ellen Burstyn, Janet Sarno, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Joanne Gordon, Louise Lasser, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Marlon Wayans, Suzanne Shepherd Contributor Christopher McDonald, Darren Aronofsky, Ellen Burstyn, Janet Sarno, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Joanne Gordon, Louise Lasser, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Marlon Wayans, Suzanne Shepherd See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,520 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray, PAL | | Genre | Horror, Drama | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00012236100294 | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | REQUIEM FOR A DREAM | | Number of discs | 1 | | Runtime | 102 minutes | | UPC | 012236100294 | ## Product Details - **Format:** Blu-ray, PAL - **Genre:** Horror, Drama - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 102 minutes ## Images ![Requiem for a Dream [US Import] [Blu-ray] [Region A] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hhnI-ZPKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A truly exceptional film *by N***L on 1 July 2007* If I were you, I wouldn't read too much into the anti-drugs message. It sounds strange, but if you try too hard to find the message behind the film, you will miss the true impact, which lies not as an implicit "drugs are dangerous" ploy, but as the emotional reactions of the main characters as the find themselves in worse and worse scenarios. The film delivers no real clean-cut message, but simply tells the stories of the four characters, and is far more memorable for it. The performances from the leads are absolutely exceptional. Jared Leto suited the role down to the details, Jennifer Connelly was utterly believable in the conversion from sweetheart to whore; their relationship is never less than completely authentic and very emotional. The best performance, however, came from Ellen Burstyn, as the mother addicted to game shows and dieting. A phenomenal speech about her dieting to her son while on pills containing amphetamines shows just how convincing she is, as she manages to convey despondency, grief and hope, all with a frenetic twist to make the scene incredibly hard-hitting. The actors have a brilliant script to work with, the film is brilliantly directed by Aronofsky, and the stylised filmsing is inventive without ever seeming crass or distasteful. Not many directors could handle a fridge coming to life without making it seem laughably improbable. The storyline itself, however, is where the film gains its heart - and its true impact - from. It is flawless, and the climax of the film shows with sickening vivdness the four characters' dreams collapse once and for all; the electroconvulsive treatment, the bloody ampuation, the racial abuse/withdrawal symptons and the graphic sex all come together to give a heart- and stomach-rending finale to the film. The film is exceptional in almost all aspects, and contains some of the best acting I have seen in a long time. The score has become famous, and rightly so. This film cannot fail to move you deeply, as you see the plight of the characters in vivd detail. The DVD is OK, with enough special features, but it doesn't honestly matter when the film is so very powerful. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A complete masterpiece *by "***" on 28 June 2003* This is one hell of a bleak film, but as long as you can watch it (some people I know couldn’t sit through it), it is an absolute masterpiece. It’s an adaption of a book by Hubert Selby Jr. about the various addictions of four people (an elderly widow, her son, his girlfriend and his best friend) , be they to drugs, television, or even the hope of a better tomorrow, in Brooklyn, New York. So far, so Trainspotting you might think. However, the two films are actually very different, not least in terms of visual style. In this aspect, Requiem For A Dream is streets ahead of it’s British counterpart. The director Darren Aronofsky, a native of Brooklyn himself, has done a first class job here, using a variety of different techniques, including split screens, time lapse photography and speeded up montages. In the commentary on the DVD, he said he wanted to avoid making an MTV-style film, but that’s what it looks like. This is by no means a criticism, though, the film looks absolutely fantastic, but I see no sense in denying its style. As well as the superb cinematography, the film also contains some superb performances from its four stars Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connolly and Marlon Wayans. Indeed, Burstyn was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, though she didn’t win. It is also nice to see Leto in a role where he has more to do than look handsome. This film is not one to watch when you are feeling a bit down, as it is not in the least bit cheery. I promise it will make you feel worse, as it is heartbreakingly sad to see the lives of the protagonists completely unravelling before their eyes, whilst they keep believing things are soon going to get better. Things don’t get better, they reach rock bottom for all of the characters. No redemption, no happy ending, just one of the best films of the last ten years. Absolutely essential. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Live the dream, leave the drugs alone... *by W***N on 25 August 2015* It's 2015 now, and I've only just seen this. So this review is that far out of date. Having seen Trainspotting, Limitless and others like, 'H', how does this 'drug' movie compare. This stands out on its own. There's no comparison to Trainspotting, but I wouldn't say this is a superior movie at all, Trainspotting is more depressing than this and had a much better soundtrack. This is just beautifully surreal and more about pure addiction -b/c the other person (Ellen Burstyn) is addicted to diet pills - as fed to her by the TV advertisers who are addicted to consumers who are in-turn addicted to consumption and around in circles we go as the tax payers foot the hospital bills. One thing I would say too, is that this is called Requiem for a Dream, and not Requiem from a dream - I think that's a crucial thing too. Ellen Burstyn is trying to lose weight. She sees this show on tv and gets addicted to it, and what it's offering. She starts taking four different coloured diet pills. But before she knows it, she's hooked and her life slowly but surely turns upside down. I loved the fridge with the teeth scene. Then we have junkies Jennifer Connolly, pretty boy Jared Leto (who lost massive amounts of weight to play the part) and the super cool Marlon Wayans. Their lives slowly come apart as the drugs mess with their heads. They think they can stay in control. But it never works out that way and we get to see the consequences right here. This movie is more about consumption addiction, as well as plain old drug addiction. As well as showing the downside in a horrible way of how drugs can screw you up in every way. I've previously worked in an A&E, and I've seen first hand what this movie shows. It wasn't pleasant to say the least. But this movie was fantastic to watch, even though it was harrowing and surreal. I am glad I bought it, and will watch it many times over. The other thing is I found that this is not preachy in any way, it's the least formulaic or documentary sort of thing, 'the dangers of drugs' etc. there's none of that at all. This was an experience watching the movie, like there is drinking too much booze, the movie itself is like a drug, we watch it, it effects us, and we discuss it in a profound way. But it's just a movie. It's not bad for our health in the same sense as the subject matter of it. The manic nature of the close-ups of Burstyn scenes and how the TV penetrates every aspect of our lives, locked in every corner in every fornt room, in every household - is that TV - with its advertising. The sense of panic generated in the faces of the addicts is something to behold. We see in graphic detail of a dead vein in Leto's arm, we see the things they have to do to get a hit and a fix. The sweating, the compulsion, the obsessiveness of them and how they eventually lose it. We are the consumer, being consumed. I could go on and on.... but will stop there...it's painful and harrowing to watch, but enjoy. ## Frequently Bought Together - Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] - Civil War [4K UHD] - Talk to Me (4K) UHD/BD/DGTL [4K UHD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/109416291-requiem-for-a-dream-us-import-blu-ray-region](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/109416291-requiem-for-a-dream-us-import-blu-ray-region) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*