Black Swan. Trailer Black Swan: International Trailer. Clip What to Watch: "At Home" Edition. Passer By. Black Swan: Performance. Featurette Photos Top cast Edit. Mila Kunis Lily as Lily …. Benjamin Millepied David as David …. Ksenia Solo Veronica as Veronica …. Kristina Anapau Galina as Galina ….
Janet Montgomery Madeline as Madeline …. Sebastian Stan Andrew as Andrew …. Toby Hemingway Tom as Tom …. Sergio Torrado Sergio as Sergio …. Mark Margolis Mr. Fithian as Mr. Fithian …. Tina Sloan Mrs.
Fithian as Mrs. Black Swan isn't just a film about ballet. It's also about the unrealistic pressure that artists experience when they strive for perfection over everything else. She persuades the director to cast her as the lead, who must play both the innocent White Swan and the sultry Black Swan.
However, Nina ends up with some competition when Lily Mila Kunis , a dancer with an uninhibited and carefree style, joins the company. And as Nina becomes consumed by her visions of perfection and her jealousy of Lily, she begins seeing illusions around every corner and loses touch with reality.
The result is a psychological horror film that warns of the perils of chasing perfection. Years later, Kunis and Portman still look back at the film as a turning point in their careers, and honestly, neither actress has been quite the same since starring in Darren Aronofsky's artsy thriller.
Here's why Black Swan made such an impact on both Kunis and Portman. It was a whole new experience for her, and she'll be the first to admit that she had no idea how hard ballerinas trained.
She spent months working with choreographers to learn the ropes and get her technique down. After spending hours and hours in the studio, sticking to a strict diet, and pushing herself to her physical limits, she gained a high level of respect for dancers.
By the time filming wrapped for Black Swan , Kunis had a whole new perspective on the work that dancers put in and how ballerinas spend years chasing perfection. Hollywood is obviously competitive, but after working on Black Swan , Kunis felt that dancers had it harder. And their career ends at 35, at best.
Although Natalie Portman has been acting professionally since she landed her first major role in Leon: The Professional at 11 years old, she actually dreamed of being a dancer when she was young. Until she became a working actress, she was passionate about ballet and attended dance classes for several years. While playing Nina in Black Swan , she felt like she got to realize that childhood dream It's an expression without words," Portman told She Knows.
Portman went on to explain how delving into the world of ballet as an adult allowed her to see how difficult and cutthroat it really was. As she put it, "You don't drink, you don't go out with your friends, you don't have much food, and you are constantly putting your body through extreme pain. Working on a film like Black Swan was an entirely new frontier for Kunis. She'd never played a character like Lily before, and although she embraced the opportunity to go out of her comfort zone, she also struggled at times.
After all, her character was supposed to be carefree and naturally expressive while dancing, especially in comparison to Nina, who comes across as more uptight and careful. An unanticipated opportunity to share the commitment and dedication of all ballet dancers.
What is not necessarily, really portrayed in the movie, is the beauty that ballet can create. How it can reach across oceans, and how it can bond countries who are completely at war. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0. Top Stories. American tourist shot at Mexico beach resort: 'I thought this is it' 3 hours ago. Julian Assange given permission to marry partner in prison Nov 12, AM.
Toddler found safe after desperate hour search 1 hour ago. ABC News Live. Another shrieky response over my Black Swan opinion piece. Offers my opinion, as the blogger? Sorry, crabby folks. I can rant all I want here.
So, I will roll my eyes and thank you, Midas, for contributing your opinion to the conversation. And you asked who cares if I take offense at how Hollywood portrayed my profession? Um, clearly you do. Thank you for caring! I think these movies are made for people like me… the mainstream movie-goer, i.
And the rest of your points are great. So glad it all brought you on board to ballet appreciation. And look at all these people, commenting on this blog. It can just as easily be used to make arguments for drug decriminalization as arguments against drug use. Love your comments and analysis, Red! Thanks for taking the time to share. Must Google. I watched the movie again just to find out who the real dancer was. What angers me is that Sarah Lane was credited as a stunt person.
As a screenwriter, yes, the authenticity of the ballet world is not de facto required. One hundred percent authenticity means the story would be a docudrama. Thriller is very close to the horror genre, particularly when the writer writes in gore, supernatural elements, etc. That takes years of sweat, dedication, technique, advanced ability. Miss Portman lied through omission. Before I even heard about the controversy, as a dancer, I knew this was moronic for an actress to achieve these heights.
All the comments on this page are accurate. I can feel the resentment and feeling of betrayal with an audience that views a film where the actress is lying her butt off, whether it was by agreement with the directors or her own decision.
The Hollywood crowd claimed to be ignorant or to have lacked knowledge about what a Black Swan dancer has to achieve for about ten years of sweat and tears and aches and pains to do this role. I would bet the actress spent many hours lobbying to her base, as they all do. The depiction of the ballet world, called the Story World in screenwriting, was fake. That also was disappointing. It was a cheap way to deal with these genres plus the ballet world. A great story could have been crafted, Portman could have told the truth, the audience would have appreciated her honesty, Sarah Lane would have gotten honest billing, and the Portman would have won her award.
I love your informed, intelligent comments, Flamenco! Thanks so much for sharing. She was being an unsung hero there, too, dancing like a principal without the credit.
Here we are, years later, still talking about Black Swan and the dancing. When does Hollywood represent anything accurately? Unless the director is making a documentary, you can be sure there will be stereotypes and inaccuracies. I pretty sure most adults know a movie is movie. People are too sensitive now days.
A movie is not a personal attack on anyone or anything. I know, right, Homer? I had a ball writing this semi-satirical blog, and everyone is taking it so seriously! That said, I love the spirited dialogue it has spawned.
Thanks for commenting! Oh, thank you so much for this blog entry. I thought I would never find a person who criticised Black Swan.
I guess they thought they could get away with zero research for a ballet movie thinking not enough people know anything about it anyway, and I guess it worked. Details do matter. Not ALL details, but some crucial ones do. If they get these details wrong the overall picture loses credibility.
Same with anything. Just watched it for the first time tonight and curious about what folks said about it. Too bad you watched it as a dancer which I guess is kind of like watching beloved books when they become a long awaited movie.
No judgement that you watched it as a dancer, just is what it is. One never is quite sure, from the start and in every scene, what is actually real or not —an experience you can only have once with this type of movie. I was doubting that the mother was even real or was an old Nina—because the issue of age came up early in the story. So disorienting and great film making and a great achievement.
No matter. If you just watched it for the first time, well, I welcome your fresh perspective on the film. I agree with you that it was an artful film and deserves the praise it received. One can admire a film and dislike it concurrently, which is the case with me. I suppose I have a bias, independent of the ballet angle, that I dislike the horror genre. Or whatever category this falls into. Horror-meets-psychological thriller?
I found your comment interesting, about doubting that the mother was even real. My favorite disorienting, great-filmmaking and a great-achievement film is inception. Boy, did that make me think. PS: your PS confuses me. So… okay. Ten reasons we ballet dancers hate Black Swan 1 Nina is a wimp. Loved your comments, Kathleen, as always! Love from your rebel child sis. All of it! Thanks for taking the time to comment again, Annette! And keep dancing! Your responses are very funny!
Even when you are angry. I like reading them. We aim to entertain, here at The Classical Girl, Jess! Always fun to hear from you. I love your honest comments, Emi! Thanks for contributing to the discussion. I loved reading your comments, Lisa!
They had me chuckling and nodding. Thanks for chiming in!
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