Requiem For A Dream

Sara Goldfarb: I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old.

Harry Goldfarb: You got friends, Ma.


Sara Goldfarb: Ah, it's not the same. They don't need me. I like the way I feel. I like thinking about the red dress and the television and you and your father. Now when I get the sun, I smile.


I remember seeing this film when it came out several years ago. It was in a cinema and I must say that it was probably one of the most powerful and disturbing films I'd ever seen. The reason for this reaction was due to Selby's relentless morality that runs through his work.

The scene above is probably one of the most powerful in the film due to its emotional/existential crisis that it delivers to the viewer.