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."

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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
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
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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Requiem for a Dream featuresCharacter Sara Goldfarb