Black Swan

""I just want to be perfect.""

2010 1h 48m EN

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 15,952

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Synopsis

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A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

“"I just want to be perfect."”

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Cast

Natalie Portman
Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
Mila Kunis
Lily / The Black Swan
Vincent Cassel
Thomas Leroy / The Gentleman
Barbara Hershey
Erica Sayers / The Queen
Winona Ryder
Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan
Benjamin Millepied
David Moreau / The Prince
Ksenia Solo
Veronica / Little Swan
Kristina Anapau
Galina / Little Swan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin, Andres Heinz
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $329M — a 25.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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4 / 8

CAST

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241+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Darren Aronofsky, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Weisblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Darren Aronofsky directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Clint Mansell scores. Andrew Weisblum cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $329M — a 25.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
4241+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Darren Aronofsky, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Andrew Weisblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: ""I just want to be perfect."".
10IMDB entry: tt0947798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1115,952 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 26 themes, including "new york city", "dance", "nightmare", "obsession".
13Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: Clint Mansell
Editing: Andrew Weisblum
Production design: Thérèse DePrez
Costume design: Amy Westcott
Makeup / hair: Marjorie Durand
VFX supervisor: Dan Schrecker
Sound: Dominick Tavella
Stunt coordinator: Douglas Crosby
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $329,398,046
Return: 2534% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Black Swan (2010)

Awards

Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award
Academy Award for Best Actress
TV Krant Filmposter Award

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BonStevenson2019-10-15
★ 10/10
What a deliciously, decadent, dark piece of candy this film is! Natalie Portman is a revelation and the film is unpredictable but moves with an assurance to take you places you may not want to go. But you want to know how it all ends. Great film. I think most people won't appreciate it until a couple of years from now.

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