Unless you’ve been on a hardened drug binge the last month or so, you know Natalie Portman has all but wrapped up a golden statuette for her harrowing performance in BLACK SWAN. Well deserved Natalie, we hope you win here at AITH!
Also hoping to win Best Director is Darren Aronofsky, who’s latest look into obsession is also nominated for Best Picture. And doing their best to sway Academy voters is Fox Searchlight, who recently put out a cool behind-the-scenes look at the balletic chiller. In it you’ll hear from Aronofsky, Portman, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, DP Matthew Libatique and more. Scope that shite out underneath!
Still running, BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. 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: a 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 with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
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