Black Swan (2010)

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8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Darren Aronofsky

Starring (View all)

Natalie Portman
Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen

Mila Kunis
Lily / The Black Swan

Vincent Cassel
Thomas Leroy / The Gentleman

Barbara Hershey
Erica Sayers / The Queen

Winona Ryder
Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan

Benjamin Millepied
David / The Prince

Ksenia Solo
Veronica / Little Swan

Kristina Anapau
Galina / Little Swan

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Mark Heyman
(screenplay) and

Andres Heinz

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This is your moment...

15 years, 4 months ago at Jan 24 23:20

Lexi

37 votes

''We all know the story. Virginal girl, pure and sweet, trapped in the body of a swan. She desires freedom but only true love can break the spell. Her wish is nearly granted in the form of a prince, but before he can declare his love her lustful twin, the black swan, tricks and seduces him. Devastated the white swan leaps off a cliff killing herself and, in death, finds fr... read more

Black Swan

15 years, 5 months ago at Dec 10 3:45

lotr23

11 votes

Searingly dark, haunting and intense, BLACK SWAN is a remarkable look at a person's discovery of their inner demons. The fact that the film's focus is exclusively on that one character makes it impossible for us to get to know any of the supporting players, because we see everything from the protagonist's (mostly warped) perspective, but that's fine, because it doesn't make this any less of a fasc... read more

Gripping psychological thriller

15 years, 1 month ago at Apr 9 13:40

PvtCaboose91

10 votes

"Swan Lake is about a girl who gets turned into a swan and she needs love to break the spell, but her prince falls for the wrong girl so she kills herself."

Emerging from the imagination of filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan is a psychological thriller pervaded with insanity and madness which is juxtaposed with the graceful, gilded world of professional ballet. Unfolding with pa... read more

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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.

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