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Black Swan as in the Black Swan character in the ballet Swan Lake.
Ran across the trailer for this Natalie Portman/Mila Kunis film today. Done by Darren Aronofsky, the director who did The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream and one of my favorites, Pi, so it looked intriguing.
It starts out as a ballet flick with her character in competition with a new dancer; standard chick fare, right? Wrong! This puppy turns DARK, and by the end of the trailer you wonder where in Hell (literally) this film is headed.
Might just take a chance on this one.
Trailer link....
Opens: Dec 1, 2010
Rating: R - for strong sexual content, disturbing imagery, drugs and language
Synopsis:Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses the dance director as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
Ran across the trailer for this Natalie Portman/Mila Kunis film today. Done by Darren Aronofsky, the director who did The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream and one of my favorites, Pi, so it looked intriguing.
It starts out as a ballet flick with her character in competition with a new dancer; standard chick fare, right? Wrong! This puppy turns DARK, and by the end of the trailer you wonder where in Hell (literally) this film is headed.
Might just take a chance on this one.
Trailer link....
Opens: Dec 1, 2010
Rating: R - for strong sexual content, disturbing imagery, drugs and language
Synopsis:Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses the dance director as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
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