KEY MOVIES

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA

1984

“The whole thing was larger than life, and magical, really magical,” said Connelly of going to Italy, aged 11, to appear in Sergio Leone’s sprawling gangster saga.

LABYRINTH

1986

Connelly and an army of puppets do everything in their power (“What power?” “The power of hoodoo”) to distract attention from David Bowie’s crotch in this beloved musical fantasy.

WAKING THE DEAD

2000

“It was a film I really campaigned for… I read the whole fucking script auditioning for it – twice!” says Connelly of the romantic tragedy she credits with transforming her career.

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

2000

Connelly’s astonishingly raw performance keeps you hoping for a redemption that Darren Aronofsky’s visceral, harrowing portrait of drug addiction refuses to provide.