Black swan [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with Cross Creek Pictures ; a Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures production ; directed by Darren Aronofsky ; screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andrés Heinz and John McLaughlin ; story by Andrés Heinz ; produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin ; a film by Darren Aronofsky.
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FilmPublisher number: 2271506 | Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., c2011.Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Black swan (Motion picture).
- Ballerinas -- Drama
- Ballet companies -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Ballet dancers -- Drama
- Ballets -- Drama
- Friendship -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Mothers and daughters -- Drama
- Psychoses -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama
- New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
- Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; production designer, Thérèse DePrez ; editor, Andrew Weisblum ; costume designer, Amy Westcott ; original score, Clint Mansell ; visual effects supervisor, Dan Schrecker ; ballet choreography, Benjamin Millepied ; ballet costumes designed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte ; "Swan Lake" composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
- Winner, 2011 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama--Natalie Portman; 2011 Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role--Natalie Portman; 2011 BAFTA Film Award Best Actress--Natalie Portman.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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. Nina covets the role of the Swan Queen in a production of Swan Lake by acclaimed theater director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel). The harder Nina works to win the part, however, the more overwhelmed she becomes by her suspicions that talented newcomer Lily (Kunis) is intent on stealing it away from her. As the production draws near and Nina struggles to master the duel roles of the White Swan and the Black Swan, she grows increasingly unstable to the point where she finds it difficult to distinguish fantasy from reality. Though her burgeoning friendship with the unconventional Lily helps Nina to jettison her perfectionist instincts and find her footing as the Black Swan, the closer she gets to perfecting the role, the further her sanity erodes until she begins to experience a bizarre and profound transformation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Black Swan: Metamorphosis [featurette] (49 min.); Sneak peeks (7 min.).
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; production designer, Thérèse DePrez ; editor, Andrew Weisblum ; costume designer, Amy Westcott ; original score, Clint Mansell ; visual effects supervisor, Dan Schrecker ; ballet choreography, Benjamin Millepied ; ballet costumes designed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte ; "Swan Lake" composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder.
Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company. Her life, like most in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her mother Erica, a former ballerina who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: new dancer Lily, who impresses Leroy 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.
MPAA rating: Rated R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby surround; widescreen presentation aspect ratio 2.40:1.
In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English SDH or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Winner, 2011 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama--Natalie Portman; 2011 Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role--Natalie Portman; 2011 BAFTA Film Award Best Actress--Natalie Portman.