Nina is a tightly wound ballerina at a high profile New York ballet company. Already pretty unhinged, she is pushed to the edge when she wins the lead in a production of Swan Lake, and her world begins to unravel. Stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey and Mila Kunis. Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Black Swan examines the madness and self-destruction inherent in success in ballet similar to the fashion that The Wrestler looked at wrestling in 2008, and Aronofsky apparently considers them companion pieces to each other. Nina's delusions are their whole own thing, but after seeing the strains endured by the bodies of the dancers as highlighted by the film, mustn't they all be at least a bit crazy? Nina's mother Erica, director Tomas, and predecessor Beth are all severely unbalanced but their madness presents itself in more functional (I guess) capacities. Very entertaining, moments of incredible tension and creepiness, and pretty solid effects put to great use.
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