Black Swan

2011 • 108 minutes

About this movie

You can't tear your eyes away (Entertainment Weekly) from this wicked, psychosexual thriller (Daily Variety) starring ACADEMY AWARD WINNER Natalie Portman* and directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler ). Portman delivers the performance of her career (Vanity Fair ) as Nina, a stunningly talented but dangerously unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her driven artistic director (Vincent Cassel) and the threat posed by a seductive rival dancer (Mila Kunis), Nina's tenuous grip on reality starts to slip away plunging her into a waking nightmare.

*Actress, Black Swan, 2010

Ratings and reviews

A very interesting story centred around Natalie Portman's character. Intense and gripping, but also layered and thought-provoking. Open to deep analysis, but also can be enjoyed by the average viewer. Acted, written, directed and scored excellently.

But I still loved it and it does show ballerinas have a tuff life. The sex scene sizzles

Not my idea of a horror, more dramatic suspense or psychodrama, but an intelligent, layered film. Slow moving, but it intends to be. Wonderfully acted.