Black Swan
New York City ballet dancer Nina (Natalie Portman) enters into an intense battle of wills with a talented and ambitious new arrival (Mila Kunis) who seems intent on edging her out of the spotlight in this supernatural-flavored psychological thriller from director Darren Aronofsky. Nina covets the role of the Swan Queen in a production of Swan Lake by acclaimed theater director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel). The harder Nina works to win the part, however, the more overwhelmed she becomes by her suspicions that talented newcomer Lily (Kunis) is intent on stealing it away from her. As the production draws near and Nina struggles to master the duel roles of the White Swan and the Black Swan, she grows increasingly unstable to the point where she finds it difficult to distinguish fantasy from reality. Though her burgeoning friendship with the unconventional Lily helps Nina to jettison her perfectionist instincts and find her footing as the Black Swan, the closer she gets to perfecting the role, the further her sanity erodes until she begins to experience a bizarre and profound transformation. more..
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder
Black Swan is visceral and real even while it's one delirious, phantasmagoric freakout.
To induce a state of dread and mesmerize with beauty is a rare, paradoxical achievement.
A full-bore melodrama, told with passionate intensity, gloriously and darkly absurd. It centers on a performance by Natalie Portman that is nothing short of heroic.
Portman's portrait of an artist under siege is unmissable and unforgettable. So is the movie. You won't know what hit you.
A near-masterpiece of a film set in the hothouse world of New York ballet.
AFI Movie of the Year
AFI Awards (2010)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Academy Awards (2011)
Best Foreign Film
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina (2011)
Best Actress
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2011)
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Amanda Awards, Norway (2011)