Sara Goldfarb
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Sara Goldfarb is a lonely, television-obsessed Brooklyn widow whose descent into amphetamine addiction and delusion forms one of the central tragic arcs of "Requiem for a Dream."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Darren Aronofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addiction | amphetamines ⓘ |
| ageGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Requiem for a Dream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Requiem for a Dream (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
television game shows
ⓘ
weight-loss infomercials ⓘ |
| createdBy | Hubert Selby Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diagnosedWith | psychosis (implied in the story) ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
despairing by the end of the story
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hopeful at the beginning of the story ⓘ lonely ⓘ |
| familyMember | Harry Goldfarb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Requiem for a Dream (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| goal | to appear on television ⓘ |
| hairColor | red (dyed) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livesAlone | true ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| motivation |
desire for recognition
ⓘ
desire to fit into her red dress ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | descent into addiction and mental illness ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central tragic character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| obsession | television ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToHarryGoldfarb | mother ⓘ |
| residence | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenPortrayalRecognition | Ellen Burstyn Academy Award nomination for Best Actress ⓘ |
| setting | Coney Island, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
delusions
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drug addiction ⓘ hallucinations ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the destructive nature of media-fueled dreams
ⓘ
the vulnerability of the elderly to exploitation ⓘ |
| takes | diet pills ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| treatedAt | psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| undergoes | electroconvulsive therapy ⓘ |
| wardrobe | red dress ⓘ |
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