Requiem for a Dream was highlighted at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, where 92-year-old Ellen Burstyn attended to commemorate her poignant role as Sara Goldfarb. Known for her illustrious career, Burstyn earned acclaim through significant performances, including in The Exorcist and winning an Oscar for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, presents a harrowing look at addiction through the lens of its four main characters, including Burstyn’s Sara, whose tragic quest for acceptance leads to her addiction. The event fostered reflection on the film's lasting influence.
A quarter-century after its debut, Requiem for a Dream returned to the spotlight at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, with its legendary star, Ellen Burstyn, 92, gracing the 25th-anniversary screening in a marigold yellow blazer.
The psychological drama, based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., follows the lives of four individuals as their dreams unravel due to addiction.
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