Black Swan

Saturday 19 February 2011

Black Swan is a mysterious American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Oscar nominated as best actress.


A New York City ballet company is preparing for the production of Swan Lake, choosing to cast a new lead to replace the current star performing the Swan Queen. However, the lead must maintain an adequate portrayal of both the White and Black Swans. Nina, a ballet dancer, is competing for the part alongside several other young dancers, including the newcomer Lily. Nina is a perfect fit for the innocent and delicate White swan - Princess Odette - but she lacks the passion of the darkly sensual Black Swan – the evil sister, Odile. As Lily has a personality that matches the Black Swan, the two compete for the role while Nina slowly loses her mind, finding her dark side, as she becomes more and more like Odette's wicked sister. She starts having psychotic symptoms and strong visual hallucinations during her twisted and desperate search for perfection.

I strongly recommend to the ones that enjoy gloomy thrillers. It wasn´t one of my favorite movies because I was expecting that it would be more focused on dance, but I really liked Natalie Portman’s performance.



I hope you like it!
Daniela :)