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A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet. An insecure ballet dancer wins the lead in Swan Lake but slowly loses her grip on sanity when a seductive newcomer is out to steal her role.
[videorecording (DVD)]
Special features: Metamorphosis (behind-the-scenes documentary with Darren Aronofsky).
In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Closed-captioned.
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Add a SummaryA ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
Nina wants the main role as both the White and Black swan in a ballet show. She struggles through mental breakdowns and the people surrounding her, reaching perfection in her performance but what will it do to her?
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Add a NoticeSexual Content: Graphic-a little bit too much, in my opinion, at least in the theatrical version (I heard they cut the most graphic scenes out of the DVD, but I'm not sure)
Violence: Gory scenes
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Add a Quote"You DID, didn't you? Hey. Wait! Was I good?"
Thomas Leroy: The only person standing in your way is you.
Thomas Leroy: You could be brilliant, but you're a coward. Nina: I'm sorry. Thomas Leroy: [yelling] Now stop saying that! That's exactly what I'm talking about. Stop being so f**king weak!
I did what you told me to do; I felt it.
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Add a CommentTo what missy2 said: I see absolutely no connection to film Carrie. Ballet is a dying art, so obviously women are going to be competing to get the lead role. Carrie was just typical teenage bullying. Portman did train for this film. There was obviously a double at certain points as no one can learn ballet that quickly (I believe she trained anywhere from 4 months to a year).____ I've read enough of the comments to get that very few people actually understand what this film was about, and that seems to be where the poor reviews stem from. To describe Nina as being insane is lazy. There is a lot more going on there, a lot of subtle cues that most people aren't going to pick up. If you don't like films that make you think, avoid this.
Natalie Portman stunning as usual but this movie certainly had some errie dazzling special effects & twists which is why I gave this feature a 3 star rating!
I have a background in ballet and still didn't like this movie. Give it a big skip unless you need something to put you to sleep.
did not live up to the hype
As a ballet subscriber, I was looking forward to seeing this as I thought it was two ballerinas facing off over a role and the lengths they went to to succeed. Now, I will have to say my DVD kept freezing so I did have to skip some parts - but I got the general gist and craziness, and was glad when it was finally over.
I found this to be an excellent movie. It has everything you'd want -- romance, mystery, thoughtful and surprising twists. Creative. Natalie Portman did an amazing job.
Different. But overall, it bored me.
I liked this, I did not love it. I don't feel it was tied together well enough; it sprawls, characters are not developed in enough depth. Natalie Portman is a very fine actress and she does a wonderful job. Mila Kunis was a surprise, feral and possessed of a vicious low cunning. No regrets for the watch but didn't get over the bar to very good.
Insanity... Thy Name is "Nina" (the ballerina). "One 'Black Swan' Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". (I've got a million of 'em.) One half star for Natalie Portman's unquestionable hard work on this role. This movie, however, was DEFINITELY NOT MY STYLE.
Dark, very dark and disturbing. Definitely not for everyone. Natalie Portman does an amazing acting job!