Let’s make this clear. I think we’d all watch ANY movie starring the delectable Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis…so the fact they star in a harrowing psychological thriller from one of the most visionary filmmakers of our day is simply the sweetest icing on an already delicious cake. Agreed? Agreed!!!
Now that I’ve re-expressed our fervor for Darren Aronofsky’s BLACK SWAN, now’s the time to scope a seductively-scary music video for the film we have for you below. With rapid flash cuts set to a hypnotic house-beat, see Portman and Kunis comingle with one in another in a way that builds to a maddening conclusion. Damn I can’t wait to see this flick in two weeks!
Also featuring Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, Barbara Hershey, Janet Montgomery, Ksenia Solo, Sebastian Stan and Toby Hemingway:
BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), 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 (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), 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.
See the show December 3rd!