Black Swan — The pressure of perfection.

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Black Swan

Name: Black Swan
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: 2010-12-03
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 3.75
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder

2010 7.5 97.3K views saved

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.

Countries: US

Languages: English, French, Italian

Runtime: 1hrs 49min

Status: Released

Release date: 2010-12-03

Release format: Streaming — Jun 29, 2011

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@ragreynolds 2 years ago

Wow... just wow. What an absolute masterpiece. The tension, the visuals, the drama, the anxiety, the music... my god, the music. This film is beautiful, and the final act with the on-stage performance was faultless - I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.

"I was perfect." - Yes, you fucking were, Nina.

@felixcrow 11 years ago

Erica Sayers: Everything will be better in the morning. It always is.

@ahmed2250 13 years ago

I did not enjoy the first half of the movie as it was very slow for my taste but about 40min in I was hooked even though I didn't know whats going on, this is definitely not for everyone but I urge you to keep watching even if the first half hour bores you as you will understand it was necessary for the build up to the end. With this Portman is probably my favorite female actress of this generation & I doubt anyone else could portray the character the same way she did, over all this is a great movie and well worth the watch.

@sn4k3 5 years ago

I expected no less from Darren Aronofsky. This movie was absolutely beautiful, I felt every second of it, every emotion that Nina felt. I felt it with her. It was extremely powerful. Natalie Portman is one hell of an actor, she portrays this role EXTREMELY well. [spoiler] The last moments filled my body with gut-wrenching anxiety, but... In the best way possible. At the last seconds, my heart dropped. It was... Just amazing. She died for perfection, the same way the story went... [/spoiler]

@namnam 12 years ago

'It was perfect.'

@shaolintiger 14 years ago

This movie will officially rip your face off.

@brone 2 years ago

After watching this I went to know more about the film and what inspired the story as I do with every film and with this by the time I realized where I am, I was learning about the Renaissance, this film is perfection, a great projection of the "Swan Lake" and shows how destructive desire and desperation can be.

@li0nel 14 years ago

superb! Seen it on the big screen and at first I was like "wtf am I doing here", at the end of the movie, I was more like "Natalie Portman is the best actress ever"...

@morbo 14 years ago

never seen such a fluent metamorphosis made by actor and director

@chihoosier 4 months ago

Forever a favorite. The most relatable thing is "the show must go on" anxiety >> high post solo >> cover the issue with a towel!! Also, Everytime my cuticles get shitty, I have PTSD attacks thinking about the bathroom scene. Anyway. Still love it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

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