Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her int... Read allNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 97 wins & 279 nominations total
Abraham Aronofsky
- Mr. Stein
- (as Abe Aronofsky)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDarren Aronofsky told journalist Kim Masters in a radio interview (KCRW's "The Business" broadcast February 14, 2011) that Natalie Portman not only trained for a year as a dancer to prepare for the role, but paid for the training out of her own pocket until the film found investors. Aronofsky attributed the film getting made at all to Portman's dedication and enthusiasm.
- Goofs(at around 24 mins) When Nina returns home and looks for her mother, after being assigned a role, a camera operator is visible in a mirror.
- Quotes
Thomas Leroy: The only person standing in your way is you.
- Crazy creditsMany cast members are credited both as their role in this film and said character's corresponding role in the Swan Lake ballet
- SoundtracksApotheosis
Written and Performed by Peter Min (as Pete Min)
Contains "Swan Lake" written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Film is mostly enjoyable when viewed as a dark fairy tale
Remembered hype for this film when it was out in cinema back in 2011 but never viewed, would've been around 13 years old at the time. Completely forgot about film but stumbled on it on Netflix recently in 2023.
In my opinion this film is best viewed as a sort of dark fairy tale similar to Argento's Suspiria. As a psychological drama it is somewhat unsettling but not nearly as unsettling or downright unpleasant as psychological dramas like The Machinist or the Piano Teacher.
A lot of the critical reviews on this site of this film criticize the one dimensional characters of this film which is understandable. But when the very first scene after the opening credits is a dream sequence with the main character dancing with a man in a goblin costume, that should tip the viewer off that this film has strong dark fantasy elements thus having archetypal or rather one dimensional characters is not out of place.
I can see why I had not heard of this film since then because it is not very deep or something you ponder after viewing. But all in all I give 8/10.
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In my opinion this film is best viewed as a sort of dark fairy tale similar to Argento's Suspiria. As a psychological drama it is somewhat unsettling but not nearly as unsettling or downright unpleasant as psychological dramas like The Machinist or the Piano Teacher.
A lot of the critical reviews on this site of this film criticize the one dimensional characters of this film which is understandable. But when the very first scene after the opening credits is a dream sequence with the main character dancing with a man in a goblin costume, that should tip the viewer off that this film has strong dark fantasy elements thus having archetypal or rather one dimensional characters is not out of place.
I can see why I had not heard of this film since then because it is not very deep or something you ponder after viewing. But all in all I give 8/10.
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- Dec 22, 2023
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- Thiên Nga Đen
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- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $106,954,678
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,443,809
- Dec 5, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $329,398,046
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